SEND

Urgently set out plans to avoid SEND deficits ‘cliff-edge’, MPs tell DfE

Senior MP warns 'lack of action' suggests government is 'comfortable with the current state of affairs'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Parents win payout after council SEND transport failure

Derby City Council agrees to pay over £4,000 to families for ‘impractical’ offer

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted, SEND

‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed

Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

SEND college awarded first ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted

Oakwood learners praised for ‘impeccable’ behaviour

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Trio of ‘outstanding’ grades for SEND college

Orchard Hill College staff hailed for ‘unconditional commitment to helping students achieve their full potential’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
The Staffroom - opinion

Inclusion must extend beyond FE students to staff

Now I'm thriving as a neurodivergent FE professional and championing greater workplace support for others

Jessica Hill
Leah Stone
SEND

Colleges directed to enrol SEND students despite inability to meet needs

AoC report finds scale of local authorities overruling college objections in particular cases

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
SEND

Collaboration was our way of solving a local SEND crisis

Organisations have their own targets to hit, but pooling resources between our LA and trust boosted delivery

Jessica Hill
Abrilli Phillip and Dr Sam Parrett CBE
SEND

Half of councils face insolvency over £5bn SEND deficit ticking timebomb

Survey of councils suggests over half will fail to break even if a measure keeping deficits off their books...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker