‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements Damning report flags ‘unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision’
Councils shortlisted to test SEND reforms Groups will trial new policies put forward in the SEND and alternative provision green paper
DfE’s top SEND official leaves as reforms introduced Government launches search for official to fill £130k-a-year role
Council SEND deficit bailouts hit £1bn as 20 more issued Councils told to make mainstream schools more inclusive in new wave of handouts
SEND contextual league tables plan shelved DfE claims proposals had ‘mixed feedback’, with concerns it could ‘risk generating perverse incentives’
Coutinho: ‘Important to take time and get SEND reforms right’ Children’s minister was responding to criticism of SEND action plan that ‘pushes tough decisions until after election’
Sluggish SEND review risks leaving kids ‘stuck in vicious cycle’, says de Souza ‘We have two more years of children being fed into this cycle with commensurate poor outcomes that has necessitated the review in the first place’, says children’s commissioner
SEND review improvement plan: Everything schools need to know Government finally sets out its next steps for review launched over three years ago
SEND review: Three-year trial before national roll-out of flagship reforms It means the major proposals to fix broken system might not be rolled out until 2026