Inclusion

We ARE consulting on SEND appeals, insists DfE

Lawyers ask for an 'urgent explanation' after conflicting messages on SEND tribunal

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Councils head to court over £4.5m in special school fees

Wandsworth council has launched legal action against Kent over a school it ran in the county

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

Attendance gap for poorer pupils reaches all-time high

Overall absence and persistent absence rates see improvements, but severe absence remains stubborn

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

DfE inclusion tsar to lead SEND expert panel

Academy trust boss Tom Rees will co-chair a panel to create inclusion standards and new SEND 'packages'

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

New ‘inclusion strategies’: What schools need to know

DfE fleshes out requirements for annual strategies that will attract £400m a year in funding

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Some schools ‘actively discourage’ SEN support pupils, research warns

Top performing schools are found to take less pupils with SEND and eligible for free school meals

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Curriculum

Schools left in the dark on RSHE training grants

Department for Education promised training grants in 'early 2026'

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Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Exclusions and absence cut under early identification approach – study

Approach focuses on early identification of needs and action plans

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Peer networks provide support for new inclusion bases

Two London-based schools are leading networks specialising in autism provision

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas