SEND: Number of EHCPs soars by highest rate in 6 years But around half are still not issued by the 20-week legal deadline
Third of ‘safety-valve’ councils face ‘bankruptcy’ Local authorities receiving bailouts in exchange for savings plans still fear they won’t set balanced budgets
SEND: DfE ‘looking into’ how many schools are not inclusive Children’s minister David Johnston reveals he is probing why some schools have far fewer pupils with EHCPs
Revealed: Locations of 16 new special schools and trusts to run 7 more It follows the announcement of £105m capital cash at the spring budget
SEND: Some safety valve councils have ‘removed’ deficits – DfE boss Permanent secretary says government is ‘seeing some really good progress from councils’
One of first safety valve councils slammed over ‘failing’ SEND services Damning inspection calls into question again whether controversial bailout scheme is working
Schools ‘putting off’ SEND pupils face more Ofsted scrutiny Watchdog gathers ‘insights’ from councils and checks if schools look ‘out of kilter’ with their area, says chief inspector
Meet the trusts pioneering state-run private special schools Plans follow revelation of private equity-backed firms making millions from running such schools
SEND reforms pilot already nine months behind schedule Some changes have gone down like ‘cold sick’, while others are more popular, consortium member reports