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’
Pilot of SEND tech device ‘lending libraries’ for schools launched DfE says £1.7m scheme will benefit up to 4,000 schools across up to 32 local authorities
SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years SEND deficit ‘statutory override’ protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028