SEND

Two headteachers explain how their city-wide CPD programme supports staff to better help young people with complex social and emotional needs

Improving schooling for pupils with SEND needs a systemic approach, says Margaret Mulholland, but shining examples show it can be done

The Treasury also estimates that 3,000 pupils will move into the state sector before the end of the 2024-25 academic year

Children born prematurely have an increased chance of requiring extra support in the classroom, so it’s crucial for teachers to know about their presence, writes Catriona Ogilvy

A student pathways lead at an alternative provision school explains how a free government programme has opened students’ eyes to the possibility of a career in the creative industries

Rising school standards risk masking a growing array of challenges, ‘especially around the lives of the most vulnerable pupils’, warns former DfE adviser

Without substantial reform and more support for inclusivity in schools, children with SEND will continue to get a poor deal in some parts of the system, argues Simon Tanner

This academic year, councils will spend £2.1bn to send pupils with SEND to independent schools. Is a new model of partnering a local authority and a MAT the way forward?

Threatening parents with fines is ‘not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates’, former children’s commissioner warns

Schools minister highlights new report suggesting 35,000 more children with SEND could be taught in mainstream rather than specialist settings if system improves

The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office

Dan Worth outlines a litany of issues with the way attendance codes have changed for pupils engaged in remote education – and why it’s at odds with wider messages from the DfE