Phillipson hints at wider SEND reforms Education secretary says ‘we need to have a conversation about how we look to reform the system overall’
New apprenticeship to equip teaching assistants on SEND Move gives schools more options to spend training funding, but unions warn apprentices ‘must be paid at the going rate’
Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need Mainstream schools increasingly looking for ‘specialist help’ to deal with youngsters’ needs
Pause in Ofsted SEND inspections ‘opens accountability gap’ Suspending monitoring visits to councils with widespread failings ‘sets off alarm bells’
SEND: Two in five EHCP decisions took more than 6 months It comes as MPs warn ministers of desperate situations in their constituencies
Eight reforms to fix ‘broken’ SEND system from councils-backed report A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed
Councils face legal challenge over SEND safety valve deals The three potential judicial reviews will heap more pressure on a key government policy
Schools warn of exclusions spike after sudden SEND budget ‘cut’ Trust sound alarm over ‘hugely reduced ability to keep children safe’ after Norfolk council funding change
SEND: EPI criticises ‘lack of urgency’ on ‘most pressing’ issue Think tank calls for funding review and for budgets to be ‘grounded in the level of need’