SEND first class: How groundbreaking partnership are rethinking SEND support The Sutton Life Centre is one of several partnerships between colleges and external partners, where SEND learners are prepared not only to access education, but to build a future beyond it
Specialist colleges transform lives yet remain invisible in policy For many young people, specialist FE is the first place where education truly works. But without regulatory recognition, equitable funding and a workforce plan, we risk failing those who need it most
Bett UK 2026: Learning without limits Education is humanity’s greatest promise and our most urgent mission.
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 ambitions and write off a generation
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
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 inclusion by design, not just by diagnosis, and it could finally reach those who’ve fallen between the cracks
NAO: SEND transport cuts could increase NEETs Critical new report sparks fresh calls for extended transport entitlements for post-16 SEND learners
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 in the upcoming schools white paper could end up worsening the sector’s condition
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