SEND

New SEND inspections, but usual failings flagged

First inspection reports under new SEND framework have been published

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ellie Costello, director, Square Peg

Ellie Costello is at the front of a growing movement against the “one-size-fits-all” education system that creates, she says,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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DfE’s top SEND official leaves as reforms introduced

Government launches search for official to fill £130k-a-year role

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Council SEND deficit bailouts hit £1bn as 20 more issued

Councils told to make mainstream schools more inclusive in new wave of handouts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Coutinho: ‘Important to take time and get SEND reforms right’

Children's minister was responding to criticism of SEND action plan that 'pushes tough decisions until after election'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Parents wait up to a year to challenge SEND support

'In the most extreme cases you could have kids sitting at home, self-harming for a year with no provision'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Kent wants school ‘volunteers’ to clear its SEND backlog

Council promotes 'exciting' and 'behind the scenes' opportunity

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

School leaders rebel over raid on reserves amid ‘shameful’ bail-out ultimatum

A council set for a multi-million pound government bailout to bring its soaring SEND deficit under control will claw back...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
SEND

‘People like me were absent when things were going wrong’

Tony McArdle is the man who holds the purse strings to stop councils going bankrupt – but only if...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill