Inclusion

A youth guarantee that forgets SEND isn’t a guarantee at all

If the youth guarantee fails to extend EHCP protections and invest in FE pathways to age 25, ministers will sabotage their own growth...

Jessica Hill
Ben Bastin
Inclusion

For one week we’ll put FE’s SEND specialists centre stage

The Power of Specialist FE campaign aims to ensure policymakers never overlook the vital role of our staff

Jessica Hill
Clare Howard
Inclusion

Ofsted inclusion 2.0: Making space for learners without EHCPs

Ofsted’s new inclusion rules demand that every educator – not just SENCos – adapts learning in real time. It’s...

Jessica Hill
Chris Quickfall
Inclusion

NAO: SEND transport cuts could increase NEETs

Critical new report sparks fresh calls for extended transport entitlements for post-16 SEND learners

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Inclusion

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
Skills reform, Young people

FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms

Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Inclusion, 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
Inclusion

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
Inclusion

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