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
The long, lonely wait for SEND help As schools and families await the white paper, Schools Week speaks to three families who have found specialist provision hard to come by
Extra SEND cash coming, says DfE, as councils’ woes deepen Minister says white paper will bring ‘additional’ funding as town halls warn high needs freeze will worsen deficits