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

Closing the digital divide: Beyond devices to true inclusion

Covid forced colleges online overnight. But years later, too many still confuse digital access with digital inclusion, and learners...

Jessica Hill
Imran Mir
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
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
Inclusion

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
Inclusion

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
Inclusion

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