Downgraded school head accuses Ofsted inspectors of lacking SEND experience Special school leader hits out after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating
Firm given ‘value for SEND’ contract slashed council care plans Concern £1.5m government scheme is ‘simply cost-cutting exercise’
Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions
Mental health solutions? Early intervention and more support inside schools A ‘complete rethink’ is needed, experts say
The wasted millions: Parents use life insurance and savings to fight for SEND support Councils say the system is under ‘extreme stress’
‘Left to rot’: The families on the edge of the mental health crisis ‘It’s a constant battle to get help’
Special schools ‘bursting at seams’ – but DfE doesn’t collect the data Heads say the system is ‘completely overwhelmed’
Councils with SEND cash black holes to get new cost-cutter visits Ministers ‘laying the foundations’ for new reforms under delayed SEND review
SEND review has ‘taken too long’, and comms ‘regrettable’ – minister Will Quince tells MPs DfE ‘could have done better’ in its engagement with stakeholders