Revealed: 7 new SEND free schools for cash-strapped council areas Ministers also confirm which councils will pilot major SEND reforms under £70m ‘change programme’
Revealed: The 21 experts to oversee roll-out of SEND reforms Board members tasked with holding government to account for ‘timely development and improvement’ of SEND system
Councils shortlisted to test SEND reforms Groups will trial new policies put forward in the SEND and alternative provision green paper
Coutinho: ‘Important to take time and get SEND reforms right’ Children’s minister was responding to criticism of SEND action plan that ‘pushes tough decisions until after election’
Sluggish SEND review risks leaving kids ‘stuck in vicious cycle’, says de Souza ‘We have two more years of children being fed into this cycle with commensurate poor outcomes that has necessitated the review in the first place’, says children’s commissioner
SEND review: Three-year trial before national roll-out of flagship reforms It means the major proposals to fix broken system might not be rolled out until 2026
SEND review response coming ‘early’ next year, and 3 things we learned at education questions Ministers faced questions from MPs in the House of Commons
Six in 10 councils face DfE intervention to cut SEND deficits All councils also face new guidance on making spending on pupils with special educational needs and disabilities ‘sustainable’
Birmingham SEND caseloads hit over 500 children per worker Commissioner’s damning report shows ‘dire’ state of SEND provision, but also points the finger at government