• SEND rules back to normal from September (but prepare for local relaxations)

    The government will end nationwide relaxations over providing support for SEND pupils for September – but it will still consider easing requirements at local level. July marks the third month since the government began relaxing the duty of councils to provide support for SEND pupils during the coronavirus outbreak, to which they face a legal…

    5.00 Jul. 4th, 2020 | News

  • DfE reports 10% rise in number of EHC plans

    The number of pupils with education, health and care plans increased by 10 per cent in the past year, the Department for Education has said. The latest data shows there were 390,109 pupils with an EHC plan as of January 2020, up from 353,995 at the same point in 2019. However, at the same time,…

    10.21 May. 7th, 2020 | News