Success of SEND reforms will hinge on whether staff can cope The reforms signal a shift from a system heavily reliant on statutory plans, towards one centred on school-led support
Special schools over capacity by 11,000 pupils Around two-thirds of special schools are still over-capacity, DfE says
Soaring cost of private provision revealed as ministers plan curbs The findings of a聽Schools Week聽investigation come as the government gears up to rein in spending on private special schools
Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year ‘These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND’
Most schools already produce SEND plans, poll suggests Teacher Tapp poll of SENCOs suggests just 11 per cent of schools are not writing SEND plans for pupils
SEND: MPs’ warning over home-to-school transport costs The public accounts committee identifies ‘glaring’ unanswered questions on transport costs, predicted to reach 拢3bn in 2030
Schools in ‘eye of the storm’ of SEND complaints Schools will have a legal duty to create digital individual support plans for all children with additional needs
Kevan Collins to be Phillipson’s SEND delivery adviser Collins, already a senior DfE figure, will focus on white paper roll-out and reviewing how DfE ‘engages with councils’
White paper: 拢1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, 拢1.8bn for external support But funding has to last three years and it’s unclear what will happen once it runs out