SEND

Educational psychologist shortage having ‘significant impact’

Ombudsman warning after Surrey pupil's family needed counselling amid education, health and care plan delay

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

MPs: Councils face ‘cliff-edge’ of ‘bankruptcy’ over SEND funding

Committee urges ministers to agree 'realistic' steps and additional cash to eliminate high needs budget deficits

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Councils with SEND bailouts increasingly ‘monitored’ by ministers

Two councils given £119m were off-track within months of bailouts being signed off

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Solutions: Breaking down barriers for students with SEND

Putting the needs of pupils with SEND at the heart of every decision is key to improving attendance, mental...

JL Dutaut
Ben Mallinson
SEND

How trusts can take the lead on speech and language provision

Our in-house speech and language service is helping our pupils, our staff, and taking pressure off the system for...

JL Dutaut
Kylie Rio-Wood
SEND

Council bids to take special free school build into own hands

Bracknell Forest wants to get 'certainty' over opening date of vital special school

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

SEND shoots up political agenda as MPs reveal woes

A cross-party group of MPs detailed SEND system problems in their own constituencies

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

DfE to collect data on children with Down syndrome

Schools will be required to report how many children with Down syndrome they educate

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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