Inclusion

MPs launch inquiry to find SEND solutions

The education select committee want solutions that will fix the broken SEND system and improve outcomes

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Inclusion, Ofsted

Watchdogs call for EHCPs to include preparation for adulthood plans

SEND ‘cliff edge’ still exists, Ofsted and CQC find

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Inclusion

Investigation: Driven to despair by council SEND transport mess

Safety fears and lessons missed as families left in limbo

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Sponsored post

The days of blaming funding rules for ALS claw-back are long gone

Industry experts discuss why providers must act now for the betterment of student success and stop hiding behind the...

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Cognassist
Skills reform

1 in 4 SEND colleges trapped by VAT changes

‘There is no benefit to anybody’ says college leader

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Long read

Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback

Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Inclusion

SEND: ‘Whole-system reform needed’, says NAO

Government's spending watchdog also says councils need 'urgent' intervention to stop widespread financial meltdown

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Shane Chowen
Inclusion

Suicide risk over SEND confusion, coroner warns

'I am concerned this creates or increases the risk of avoidable suicidality developing'

Billy Camden
Chaminda Jayanetti
Colleges, Inclusion, Politics

Labour’s private school VAT plan must exclude specialist colleges

Forcing specialist colleges to charge local authorities VAT is wasteful and will divert resources from teaching the most vulnerable,...

Shane Chowen
Clare Howard