SEND

Revealed: The full scale of Labour’s SEND challenge

Just 59% of mainstream school parents report that their child with additional needs is well-supported

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Most leaders say poor funding a barrier to SEND support, DfE finds

Wide-ranging poll also reveals schools' mobile phone policies, approaches to EBacc entry and their struggle to provide mentors

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Shadow minister: ‘We should hang our heads in shame’ over SEND

Gagan Mohindra apologises at the Conservative Party conference, saying his party 'didn't do enough' on SEND

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

This parliament is our best hope of SEND reform in a generation

The government is determined to fix our ‘lose, lose, lose’ SEND system – and this parliament has the knowledge...

JL Dutaut
David Baines
SEND

Phillipson hints at wider SEND reforms

Education secretary says 'we need to have a conversation about how we look to reform the system overall'

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
SEND

New apprenticeship to equip teaching assistants on SEND

Move gives schools more options to spend training funding, but unions warn apprentices 'must be paid at the going...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
SEND

How ‘twinning’ could help us out of the SEND crisis

With no financial cavalry on the horizon, some schools are leading the charge in making mainstream settings more inclusive

JL Dutaut
Roy Blatchford CBE
Academies, SEND

Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need

Mainstream schools increasingly looking for 'specialist help' to deal with youngsters' needs

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

Pause in Ofsted SEND inspections ‘opens accountability gap’

Suspending monitoring visits to councils with widespread failings 'sets off alarm bells'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth