Special Educational Needs

Funding Disabilities Support Systems Support Services SEND Inclusion SEND Reforms Policy Reforms Transport Government Initiatives

Severe School Absence in England Hits Record as Overall Attendance Improves

The rise is concentrated among pupils with special needs, signaling deeper unmet support needs.

MPs Warn SEND Reforms Leave Transport Costs and Council Deficits Unresolved

Government to Write Off 90% of English Councils’ SEND Deficits in Conditional Bailout

Government Pledges £5 Billion To Wipe 90% Of Council SEND Deficits This Year

NEU Sets Nine More February Strike Days at Arthur Terry Schools

Government Unveils £200m National SEND Training Programme Across Education

Councils Offer Parents Up to £5,000 to Drive SEND Children to School

Teachers at Two Greater Manchester Primaries Strike Over ‘Culture of Violence’

Ofsted–CQC Warn of Patchy Support for Out-of-School SEND Pupils, Urge National Action

Safeguarding Review Rebukes Mossbourne Victoria Park for Harmful Discipline, Urges Ban on Shouting

Government to Launch 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs With Dedicated SEND Support From April

New Poll Finds 'Double Disadvantage' for Poorer SEND Pupils in Access to Support

Ofsted Sees Progress at St Edmund Arrowsmith After Behaviour Reset and Suspension Surge

Schools Left to Plug Care Gaps, Commissioner Finds, With CAMHS Access the Top Concern

Jeremy Hunt Backs Policy Exchange Plan to Rein In SEND and Youth Mental Health Costs

Ofqual Withdraws a Decade of Exam Access Statistics Over Reporting Errors

Durham Council Rescinds Climate Emergency to Tackle Care Crisis

Government Readies Autumn White Paper to Tighten SEND Plans and Boost Mainstream Support

Study Reveals Sharp Decline in School Engagement During Year 7 Transition

Farage Criticized Over Claims of Mental Health Overdiagnosis in UK