SEND | FE Week - Part 10

SEND improvement plan ‘offers no solutions’ to post-16 problems

Government finally sets out its next steps for SEND review launched over three years ago

Why apprenticeships can be key to supporting learners with SEND into employment

We need to better understand potential barriers if we are to attract more apprentices with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), explains Suzanne Slater, Director of Operations for Apprenticeships at the educational charity and leader in vocational and technical learning NCFE. When it comes to providing opportunities for learners with SEND to find jobs, as […]

Affordable ways to create enabling environments for learners with SEND

How we design interior and exterior spaces can have a profound effect on learners with SEND, writes Claire Mantle, and it doesn’t have to be costly

The Staffroom: How to incorporate assistive technology

Assistive technology can improve access to learning and drive attainment, says Faye McLaughlin, and the best thing is you probably already have it at your fingertips

What’s behind the spate of ‘inadequate’ SEND college inspection results?

There were 7 ‘inadequate’ inspections in 2021/22 compared to 4 between 2017 and 2021

Just 1 in 4 SEND students in work a year after supported internship ends

Providers say support must continue as learners move into paid work

How to support learners with SEND into employment

Supporting learners with needs and disabilities into employment isn’t just about getting them the job but making sure they can keep it, writes Rhona Sapsford

Prison education: Ministers to tackle ‘disastrously overlooked’ issue of prisoners with SEND

Officials also pledge to provide prisoners wit education ‘passports’ and more in-cell laptops

Lynette Barrett, chief executive, National Star

From care worker to chief executive, Lynette Barrett has risen up the ranks at National Star, the adult special educational needs college in Gloucestershire. She tells Jess Staufenberg about how to keep staff during a cost-of-living crisis Time clearly flies when you’re a member of staff at National Star. It keeps happening as we walk […]