SEND

‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements

Damning report flags 'unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND review

Councils shortlisted to test SEND reforms

Groups will trial new policies put forward in the SEND and alternative provision green paper

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

DfE’s top SEND official leaves as reforms introduced

Government launches search for official to fill £130k-a-year role

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Council SEND deficit bailouts hit £1bn as 20 more issued

Councils told to make mainstream schools more inclusive in new wave of handouts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

SEND contextual league tables plan shelved

DfE claims proposals had 'mixed feedback', with concerns it could 'risk generating perverse incentives'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

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'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

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...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

SEND review improvement plan: Everything schools need to know

Government finally sets out its next steps for review launched over three years ago

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
SEND review

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

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth