SEND

Trusts plan their own private SEND schools amid place crisis

Government free school support contractor working with five academy trusts on proposals to 'drive down prices'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

How investors are making millions from the ‘bankrupt’ SEND system

Independent special schools run by private equity firms are now propping up the sector amid a capacity crisis. But...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Record SEND tribunals rise AGAIN, as nearly all parents win appeals

Just two per cent of refusals by councils to provide SEND support were upheld in tribunal decisions last year

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

Educational psychologists call off strikes after pay offer accepted

Union accepts deal worth 4% from this September and £1,925 backdated to last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

£13m trial to test ‘innovative’ support for neurodiverse pupils

1 in 10 primaries will get five days’ worth of additional specialist help from trained staff

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Educational psychologists on strike: ‘It’s all crumbling’

Members of the Association of Educational Psychologists went on strike for the first time in decades this week

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

DfE rejected special school for county slammed over place shortage

Inspectors said Hertfordshire had 'widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns' about SEND children

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

SEND: Children in richer areas more likely to get an EHCP and precise diagnosis

Findings suggest some 'rationing' of support in less affluent areas, researchers warn

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

How we were stopped from revealing SEND consultants’ pay

Transparency campaigners cry foul as threat of injunction and massive costs prevents public interest reporting

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth