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
New minister reveals SEND reform principles Georgia Gould promises to put teacher and pupil voice ‘at forefront’ of reforms – and commits to ‘legal right to additional support’
Now the armed forces flag SEND system failures MP says council delay in issuing an EHCP for a service child is causing ‘serious operational problems’
Ex-DfE civil servant takes up role at SEND contract firm Consultancy held contract for ‘delivering better value’ SEND programme which aimed to cut new EHCPs
Restrict EHCPs to pupils with most severe needs, says children’s commissioner Report calls for education, health and care plans to be split into three tiers of support
DfE pushes ahead with unregistered AP time limits Government confirms plans for ‘voluntary’ standards, but will make them mandatory ‘when parliamentary time allows’
Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m Witherslack said more pupils in its independent special schools had helped deliver a 30 per cent profit boost
‘We won’t shy away from difficult reforms’, Phillipson vows amid SEND unrest Education secretary tells leaders she won’t veer from doing ‘what’s difficult and long term in favour of quick and easy’