Specialist Sector

Monday

23rd May 2022

ASN pupils face ‘unacceptable’ variations in support
NASUWT highlights a ‘failure to provide an adequately resourced and equitable system’ to children with additional needs in Scotland
ASN pupils face 'unacceptable' variations in support

Thursday

12th May 2022

EHCP demand hits ‘record high’ in pandemic
More than one in five requests for education, health and care plans were rejected last year but close to half a million children and young people now have one
The number of applications for EHCPs reached a record high last year new data shows.

Wednesday

11th May 2022

SEND review: DfE apologises for accessible consultation delay
The Department for Education’s most senior official says sorry to people who have had to wait six weeks for accessible versions of its SEND plans
The DfE has apologised to people over the wait they have faced for accessible versions of the SEND Review

Monday

9th May 2022

SEND review consultation extended
DfE pushes back deadline by three weeks after belatedly publishing British Sign Language and easy-to-read versions of its plans
SEND, review, extended

Friday

6th May 2022

SEND: School leadership ‘shift’ needed on inclusion
The need for inclusion and more training for teachers and leaders was highlighted by the Tes Education Insights SEND expert panel
A DfE advisor has said some school leadership teams do not prioritise inclusion.

Thursday

5th May 2022

DfE in dark on SEND targets, admits adviser
Government adviser warns that department doesn’t currently know if pupil EHCPs are being delivered
The DfE does not know whether the targets being set in EHCPs are actually being met, a DfE adviser has said.

Friday

22nd Apr 2022

Exclusive: Concern over 8-month SEND area inspection gap
Ofsted said new SEND area inspections will not be implemented until 2023 but cannot give exact date as current cycle ends
There will be at least an eight month break in full SEND area inspections.

Wednesday

20th Apr 2022

DfE hires £90k SEND advisers in bid to improve standards
The 13 government SEND advisers will work in areas where inspections have found concerns
The DfE has hired a team of advisers to drive up improvements in SEND standards.

Wednesday

13th Apr 2022

New BSL tech terms aim to open up digital sector to students
Popular tech words and phrases covered in British Sign Language glossary could smooth the path into digital careers
Scotland, BSL, digital

Tuesday

29th Mar 2022

Directing schools to admit pupils with SEND will be ‘game-changing’
Exclusive: Children’s minister Will Quince also tells Tes that the DfE will intervene where local councils are failing children and young people with SEND
Directing schools to admit pupils with SEND will be 'game changing'
SEND Green Paper: everything you need to know
DfE publishes plans to simplify EHCP process and make mainstream schools ‘more inclusive’, more than two years after launch of SEND review
Everything you need to know about the SEND Green Paper.

Thursday

24th Mar 2022

Fears of special school funding ‘postcode lottery’
Exclusive: School leaders warn that top-up funding through the Schools Supplementary Grant may not reach them