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Looking overseas for SEND policy lessons 

Different approaches to SEND in 14 countries provide valuable insight for English policymakers, say Loic Menzies and Taylor Hughson

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Mixed-setting trusts are a smart choice, not a messy compromise

By design, mixed-setting trusts dissolve the boundaries between ‘mainstream’ and ‘special’

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Tech jobs feel out of reach to students, but we can change that

Students walking past some of the world’s most innovative tech and knowledge-based companies rarely envision themselves working inside

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Teaching apprenticeships offer the continuity children crave

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