Specialist Sector

Friday

17th Mar 2023

SEND pressure as DfE bails out 1 in 5 councils
Fears that the latest wave of ‘safety valve’ deals, involving cost-cutting measures, could damage provision for the most vulnerable pupils
SEND pressure as DfE bailout 1 in 5 councils

Friday

10th Mar 2023

Free schools ‘won’t solve SEND places crisis’
Special-school leaders question whether the DfE understands the scale of shortage of places after latest announcement
SEND free schools 'won't solve shortage of special school places'

Thursday

2nd Mar 2023

DfE SEND standards risk ‘more adversarial’ system
Government can’t ‘walk away’ from responsibility for ensuring schools are able to meet new standards, warn heads’ leaders
Locking horns
DfE SEND plan: Everything you need to know
Ministers set out plans for SEND reform but many key proposals will not start to be rolled out until 2025
DfE SEND plan: Everything you need to know
SEND: DfE to push ahead with national standards
The department will also announce new special school places as part of its long-awaited response to the SEND review today
SEND: DfE to push ahead with national standards

Wednesday

1st Mar 2023

Thousands of disabled school leavers being failed, MSPs told
The many disabled school leavers left without essential coordinated support plans represents a ‘huge, huge failure’, parliamentary committee hears
Thousands of disabled school leavers being failed, MSPs told

Monday

27th Feb 2023

Government SEND plan to be published ‘within a week’
Education secretary says long-awaited plan to reform the SEND system, which was originally due to be set out last year, will be published in days
The government's SEND reform plan for schools is due to be published 'within a week'

Thursday

2nd Feb 2023

Life after school ‘terrifying’ for pupils with ASN
Provision for additional support needs pupils after they leave school is ‘a national disgrace’ – with just one specialist college available, MSPs have been told
Small person

Wednesday

11th Jan 2023

Using primaries to ease special schools pressure ‘a damning admission of failure’
Special school pupils could be housed temporarily in unfilled primary schools as DfE looks at ways to use space left vacant by falling pupil rolls
A sticking plaster on a leaking pipe

Friday

16th Dec 2022

DfE reveals special schools’ 3.4% minimum cash boost
Special schools still face ‘huge pressure’ despite funding increase next year, school leaders warn
Pressure

Tuesday

13th Dec 2022

Deaf children ‘lack support’ as specialist teacher numbers fall
A shortage of teachers of deaf people in Scotland has left thousands of students struggling to make headway in school, according to the National Deaf Children’s Society
Sign language

Tuesday

29th Nov 2022

Ofsted to launch 3-tier SEND area inspections next year
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission will start new SEND area inspections, which will give one of three judgements, in early 2023
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