Inclusion

Two-thirds of special schools full or over capacity, new data shows

New data published after Schools Week investigations into bursting special school classrooms

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Ministers reject council’s 15-year safety valve plan

Council chief said they 'acted with integrity' over controversial SEND deal

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Revealed: Councils slice £67m from school budgets to prop up SEND deficits

Four-fold increase in the school funding councils have shifted to fill high needs budget blackholes

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Labour: SEND challenge ‘enormous’ but plan will come post-election

Party needs 'much fuller understanding' of 'how chaotic the system has become and what needs to change'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Inclusion

Council faces legal action over controversial safety valve deal

Parents call for 'transparency' on high needs bail outs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Revealed: The 20 new AP free schools approved by ministers

Leading academy trust secures four alternative provision free schools while others are snubbed

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Trauma, expense and delays: Symptoms of a SEND system in ‘complete crisis’

Complaints to the SEND watchdog have nearly tripled over the past five years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Islamophobia exists – and we must combat it in our schools

A deeply flawed political discourse is normalising anti-Muslim sentiment with worrying consequences for our students

JL Dutaut
Amjad Ali
Inclusion

Struggling council gets first SEND ‘improvement adviser’ 

John Coughlan, who is also a commissioner in Birmingham, will advise Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth