DfE inclusion tsar to lead SEND expert panel Academy trust boss Tom Rees will co-chair a panel to create inclusion standards and new SEND ‘packages’
‘Real concerns’ health service missing in SEND reforms The white paper thrusts schools into the driving seat of government’s reforms, prompting questions on whether health services will also face further scrutiny
Success of SEND reforms will hinge on whether staff can cope The reforms signal a shift from a system heavily reliant on statutory plans, towards one centred on school-led support
Special schools over capacity by 11,000 pupils Around two-thirds of special schools are still over-capacity, DfE says
When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past four years
How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource base serves pupils
Revealed: DfE’s secret plan to cut special school expansion Documents reveal how councils’ deficit plans will get top ratings for avoiding expanding specialist provision
Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year ‘These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND’
SEND: MPs’ warning over home-to-school transport costs The public accounts committee identifies ‘glaring’ unanswered questions on transport costs, predicted to reach £3bn in 2030