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‘Best practice’ guidance promised for SEN units

National Children's Bureau will deliver review on how mainstream schools can set up SEN units as part of government's...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
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SEND spend could hit £15bn (more than some government departments)

IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Councils to test ‘local offer’ as part of new SEND inclusion plans

But the fate of Conservative change programme initiatives remains unclear

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
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Solving SEND: MPs reveal their 48-point plan

National SEND standards, special school 'centres of excellence' and exclusion inspection metrics - the education committee’s policy proposals in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New minister reveals SEND reform principles

Georgia Gould promises to put teacher and pupil voice 'at forefront' of reforms - and commits to 'legal right...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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'

John Dickens
John Dickens
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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

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
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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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Members of taskforce on ‘broken’ SEND system named

Former education secretary, children's commissioner and trust leaders among members

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas