Ofsted, SEND

Improving councils can get top SEND marks under new inspections

Ofsted amends new framework after complaints its proposals would 'set the bar too high'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

School leaders warn ministers over ‘robbed’ SEND funding

Investigations have revealed how some councils seized millions of pounds in previous funding boosts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

Ministers abandon pledge to decide SEND reforms this year

Labour calls for clarity as timelines ditched from ministerial statements

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Two thirds of councils now fail SEND inspections

Number of local authorities found to have 'significant weaknesses' in how they support pupils with special needs last year...

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND

Council fails to ensure all schools ‘accommodate’ SEND pupils

Government intervention on the cards after damning inspection of Kent's SEND services

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Spielman: Special school crisis leaves primary pupils ‘languishing’ in AP

Places shortage, lengthy waits for EHC plans and no cash means some youngsters stuck in 'unsuitable' alternative provision, Ofsted...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Council cost pressures threaten SEND ‘safety valve’ reforms

Local authorities handed bailout cash warn they may fail to meet conditions as inflation and other issues bite

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Devon council appoints academy chiefs to run education services

Experts say academisation is increasingly hollowing out council expertise in education

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
SEND

DfE to collect special school capacity data after places crisis exposed

Ministers move to get a grip on special school places shortage after Schools Week investigation

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth