Inclusion

Budget bedlam: £20bn SEND black hole prompts DfE row with spending watchdog

Former adviser says Treasury is 'trying to force the pace' of reforms

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Budget 2025: Government faces £6bn SEND shortfall once override ends

Spending watchdog warns 'no savings have been identified' to offset pressure on government coffers of end to council budgeting...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
Inclusion

Council facing £183m SEND deficit warns of ‘devastating consequences’

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council demands 'urgent action' ahead of budget - including using high needs cash to cover...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

New research to scope out ‘bridging gap’ in SEND teacher training

Survey shows two-thirds of ITT providers feel trainee teachers not adequately prepared

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

SEND safety valve ‘success story’ racks up £4.5m deficit

A council cited by top government official as mostly clearing its high needs deficit has now fallen back into...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Home education: Children forced to travel miles to sit exams

Analysis shows at least 10 centres have closed to private candidates in the past year

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Schools at ‘breaking point’ over SEND pressure as admission gap grows

The National Foundation for Educational Research has investigated the characteristics behind "high-SEND" schools - here's the key findings

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Curriculum review was missed opportunity to improve SEND crisis

The curriculum review promised to remove blocks for schools to deliver good outcomes for children with special needs –...

John Dickens
Jo Hutchinson
Inclusion

DfE plans £3m SEND research centre

Ministers look to pilot an 'education neuroscience research centre' to help inform policymaking in key reform areas

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth