SEND

SEND reforms for schools won’t solve FE’s high-needs problems

If FE is made to take medicine for symptoms it is not suffering from, being bunched in with schools...

Jessica Hill
Ruth Perry
SEND, Skills reform

MPs demand funding and transport guarantees for FE SEND students

Post-16 SEND students are ‘rarely prioritised’ says education committee

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
SEND

The exclusivity of the inclusion agenda: it isn’t ‘inclusive’ when voices are missing

As the government prepares sweeping SEND reforms, inclusion is the buzzword of the day – but the sector’s most...

Jessica Hill
Ben Bastin
SEND

SEND colleges deserve better than off-the-shelf design standards

How can building design uplift neurodivergent students? We’ve identified key gaps in the government’s design guidance for SEND colleges,...

Jessica Hill
Craig Van-de-Velde and Paul Turpin
neurodivergence

The rulebook I never got: A neurodivergent teacher’s journey from masking to belonging

Always called "quirky" but never understood, I spent years performing ‘normal’ – then FE teaching gave me the space...

Jessica Hill
Ayten Nevzat
specialist colleges

We’re redefining career opportunities for SEND learners

Our specialist college is bucking the national trend by helping an average of 90 per cent of its SEND...

Jessica Hill
Gemma Peebles
SEND

From EHCPs to work, our internship scheme is changing lives

When young people with SEND leave education, meaningful work can feel out of reach. But our programme is flipping...

Jessica Hill
Elizabeth Halton
Ofsted

Creating Tomorrow College rated ‘outstanding’ today

Ofsted praises ‘dedicated’ leaders at SEND college for creating calm and professional learning environment in first full inspection

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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