Inclusion

New £200m scheme ‘will offer SEND training to all teaching staff’

A 'comprehensive' new package of training is hoped to 'upskill all staff in every school, college and nursery'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

SEND deficit support ‘not unlimited’ as funding review pledged

Support given to councils will be 'linked to assurance' they are moving towards an inclusive education system

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

Identifying inclusion: Lessons for Labour from councils, charities and the sector

The government wants a more inclusive school system. But how do you measure inclusion? We spoke to those already...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report

Helen Hayes says government must provide a 'much more detailed response' in the new year

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Schools lack resources to keep pupils with SEND – Ofsted

Report reveals inconsistent support for pupils with SEND who are out of school and at risk of leaving

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

Six things MPs heard about school transport this week

Committee discusses how to get a handle on rising costs, as home-to-school transport bill reaches £2.3bn

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

School spotlight: ‘Internal AP can work – here’s how we do it’

Can internal AP help schools avoid exclusions? One school believes its approach shows what’s possible

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Inclusion

Ministers’ SEND listening campaign ‘futile’, say parents

But schools minister seeks to reassure parents of a 'real dialogue'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

PINS: Half of schools did not get full neurodiversity support

Evaluators highlighted implementation challenges with the £22m programme's first year in 1,669 schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth