Heads say SEND league tables won’t improve provision Leaders’ union warns the priority should be properly resourcing schools to deliver SEND provision
Why it’s time for a closer look at home-to-school transport Ensuring pupils arrive at school ready to learn begins with the journey that gets them there
5 principles for our once-in-a-generation inclusion reset The SEND reforms provide a rare opportunity to shape the future of our education system – here’s where to start
IPPR: ‘Specialist plans’ should replace EHCPs – but not just yet Influential think tank also calls for new SEND support category in schools, backed by law, in reforms blueprint
What schools say they do well (and not so well) on SEND Self-evaluation data from 850 schools presents rich insights for ministers as they finalise SEND reforms, says one expert
Free schools update ‘later this year’, and 3 other things we learned from ministers The education secretary and her team answered MPs’ questions in Parliament today
SEND spend could hit £15bn (more than some government departments) IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits
Councils to test ‘local offer’ as part of new SEND inclusion plans But the fate of Conservative change programme initiatives remains unclear
Solving SEND: MPs reveal their 48-point plan National SEND standards, special school ‘centres of excellence’ and exclusion inspection metrics – the education committee’s policy proposals in full