Council faces legal action over controversial safety valve deal Parents call for ‘transparency’ on high needs bail outs
Struggling council gets first SEND ‘improvement adviser’ John Coughlan, who is also a commissioner in Birmingham, will advise Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Analysis reveals extent of SEND stealth funding cuts Special Needs Jungle research reveals top-up funding has been stagnant since 2018 in a third of areas
Educational psychologist shortage having ‘significant impact’ Ombudsman warning after Surrey pupil’s family needed counselling amid education, health and care plan delay
MPs: Councils face ‘cliff-edge’ of ‘bankruptcy’ over SEND funding Committee urges ministers to agree ‘realistic’ steps and additional cash to eliminate high needs budget deficits
Council bids to take special free school build into own hands Bracknell Forest wants to get ‘certainty’ over opening date of vital special school
SEND shoots up political agenda as MPs reveal woes A cross-party group of MPs detailed SEND system problems in their own constituencies
Trusts plan their own private SEND schools amid place crisis Government free school support contractor working with five academy trusts on proposals to ‘drive down prices’
How investors are making millions from the ‘bankrupt’ SEND system Independent special schools run by private equity firms are now propping up the sector amid a capacity crisis. But at what cost?