SEND

Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report

Helen Hayes says government must provide a 'much more detailed response' in the new year

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
SEND

If everyone is a SEND teacher FE needs to train them, and fast

Recruits arrive with little training in inclusive pedagogy. As Ofsted raises the bar on SEND provision, the government must...

Jessica Hill
Sophie Kuttschreuter and Hannah Thomas
SEND

Perm sec advises against ‘blanket’ council duty on post-16 SEND transport

Top education civil servant also highlights soaring post-16 transport costs for SEND learners that have outpaced pre-16 spending

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Long read, SEND

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...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
SEND

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...

Jessica Hill
Ben Bastin
SEND

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
SEND

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
SEND

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
SEND

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