Inclusion

Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year

'These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND'

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
Inclusion

Most schools already produce SEND plans, poll suggests

Teacher Tapp poll of SENCOs suggests just 11 per cent of schools are not writing SEND plans for pupils

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

SEND: MPs’ warning over home-to-school transport costs

The public accounts committee identifies 'glaring' unanswered questions on transport costs, predicted to reach £3bn in 2030

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools white paper

Schools in ‘eye of the storm’ of SEND complaints

Schools will have a legal duty to create digital individual support plans for all children with additional needs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools white paper

Kevan Collins to be Phillipson’s SEND delivery adviser

Collins, already a senior DfE figure, will focus on white paper roll-out and reviewing how DfE 'engages with councils'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools white paper

White paper: £1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, £1.8bn for external support

But funding has to last three years and it's unclear what will happen once it runs out

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools white paper

Private special school fees capped in ‘profit before children’ crackdown

Plan for price bands and national standards follows award-winning exposure by Schools Week of soaring private sector spend

Samantha Booth
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Sharing not siloed: The special schools bringing inclusion into the mainstream

As the sector awaits the long-delayed SEND reforms, many schools have already started doing what they expect to be...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Identifying inclusion: Lessons for Labour from councils, charities and the sector

The government wants a more inclusive school system. But how do you measure inclusion? We spoke to those already...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth