Opinion: SEND

Standardising SEND? Be careful what you wish for!

With the wrong incentives and support in place, national standards for SEND could become a disguise for ongoing failure,...

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Barney Angliss
Opinion: SEND

My recommendations for a transformation of the SEND system

Children's commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza sets out three ambitions and a host of recommendations to reform the SEND...

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Dame Rachel de Souza
Opinion: SEND

SEND inclusion: High time some schools did some soul-searching

Everyone knows a school with a reputation for being ‘good with SEND’, write Caroline Barlow and Simon Smith, but...

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Caroline Barlow and Simon Smith
Opinion: SEND

SEND isn’t on the precipice – it’s tipped over the edge

Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale

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Alex Dale
Opinion: SEND

SEND: Why we’re going beyond inclusion to belonging

With the SEND review in the balance, Marios Solomonides explains why his trust is taking matters into its own...

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Marios Solomonides
Opinion: SEND

SEND review: Why SENCOs must engage in the consultation

The green paper recognises the value of SENCOs, but the proposals will need all our voices to shape them...

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Dr Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell
Opinion: SEND

Harnessing the power of parental engagement

Prioritising effective internal communication about students means external communication can be more honest, trusting and productive, writes Rhian Williams

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RHIAN WILLIAMS
Opinion: SEND

Making inclusion count against persistent disadvantage

Overcoming barriers to learning caused by multiple disadvantages is a matter of inviting everyone into the school family, says...

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JILL WRIGHT
Opinion: SEND

Government must act now to protect SENCO time by law

Government’s efforts to improve inclusion have instead created a race to the bottom in provision because SENCOs don’t have...

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Adam Boddison