Special school delays undermine deficit reduction efforts Nine councils – nearly a quarter of those on the controversial safety valve scheme – have flagged delays
The long and winding road for SEND pupils Travel costs are again in the sights of local authorities desperate to cut costs
SEND: Families lose High Court safety valve appeal A solicitor representing two claimants said the case ‘brought important national attention’ to the struggles families are facing
Kent council’s controversial special school inclusion plans shelved Proposals to redesignate special schools amid accusations some ‘turned away most complex pupils’ faced legal threats
Councils splurge £18m on private special schools with repeated failures Millions funnelled in just one year to settings that have failed independent school standards
‘I’d like to see SEND label retired’, says inclusion tsar Tom Rees DfE inclusion adviser also spoke of problems with the current ‘medicalised model’ of special educational needs support
ASCL head: Leaders turning away SEND kids need ‘calling out’ While wider reform is needed, leaders must create a ‘culture that is more inclusive and more open’, says union leader
How to solve SEND? 13 sector solutions… The education committee received an ‘unprecedented’ number of responses to its SEND inquiry. Here’s what we learned from it…
Feature: The case for a SEND evidence ‘custodian’ Calls grow for a national institute for SEND excellence – so how could it work?