Schools white paper: The key SEND reform policies DfE documents finally flesh out proposed ‘layered’ approach
SEND bailout could ‘reduce incentives to contain costs’ Leaders welcome plan to write off 90% of deficits, but warn there is ‘not currently enough money in the system’
We’ll fail a generation if we say SEND reform is too difficult Debate is essential, but we must not squander a once-in-a-generation chance to build a truly inclusive education system, writes Tom Rees
DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says government
Government to write off 90% of councils’ SEND deficits Local authorities will get a grant to cover all but 10% of historic deficits accrued by the end of 2025-26
Guessing why more children may have complex needs isn’t complex The system that we currently have – formulated in around 2014 is completely unworkable
Recruiter: Hire us and get EHCP applications done free Concerns over ‘troubling commodification of statutory SEND processes at a time when schools are already overwhelmed’
Revealed: DfE’s orders to councils as SEND reforms quietly begin Whitehall tells councils not to wait for the white paper or further information on deficits to get started
Piloted in-school SEND support ‘cut exclusions’ – report Standardised EHCPs also welcomed by parents and councils, researchers find