Councils skip court for hundreds of unpaid absence fines Fifteen councils opt not to prosecute parents who don’t pay fines on time
SEND reforms risk ‘smothering’ schools, government warned Sector leaders have warned changes to SEND provision, curriculum and enrichment could ‘overwhelm’ schools
Councils breach funding rules (again) due to SEND deficits Schools in Kent could be thousands worse-off as its council goes below minimum funding for fourth year in a row
‘Education for all’: SEND reform bill announced King’s Speech outlines ‘generational reforms’ to the SEND system
Internal exclusions may not lead to fewer suspensions, early research suggests Education Policy Institute analysis finds ‘tentative correlations’ in use of internal and external suspensions
Schools will not be added as safeguarding ‘fourth partner’ The decision is a ‘missed opportunity’, says children’s commissioner
‘Postcode lottery’ for absence fines remains despite standardisation Education Policy Institute research finds rates of fines being issued are 'geographically unequal'
Occupational therapists warn they can’t give children required support Polling comes as the government plans to launch its 'experts at hand' service as part of SEND reforms
Ministers mull future of £380m SEND budgets transfer policy Some councils say transfers are necessary, but heads want the policy scrapped and decisions reversed