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Badly behaving pupils should not be banished to special needs areas as punishment, says Bridget Phillipson

Badly behaved pupils should not be banished to special needs areas as a punishment, Bridget Phillipson has warned teachers.

Inclusion base guidance ‘urgently needed’, heads warn

Sector leaders warn they cannot fully develop inclusion strategies without more information about government’s plan for specialist bases in mainstream.

Council seeks legal advice over SEND bailout calculation

A council has sought legal advice and written to ministers after flagging concerns that it will miss out on extra cash to plug a looming SEND deficit.

Today the Education Committee publishes the government’s response to its report on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support reform.

DfE backs MPs calls for increased early years SEND training

The Government has backed calls from Parliament’s Education Committee to increase access to training on the early identification of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) for early years educators.

Ringfencing post-16 SEND funding not ‘right approach’, says DfE

Ringfencing funding dedicated to college learners with SEND would create significant administrative burdens and risk fragmenting provision, the government has said.

The session offers MPs an important opportunity to scrutinise the Department for Education’s approach to major issues against a backdrop of significant reform, as well as financial pressures, across the education system.

Number of pupils with EHCPs rises by 100,000 in two years

There are now more than 1.85 million children in England’s education system with recognised SEN – an increase of more than 91,000 in the last year.

Ofsted to test new SEND inclusion cash plans

Colleges and training providers receiving new SEND inclusion funding will have to show inspectors how the money is improving outcomes for students under updated Ofsted rules coming into force this September.

Surge in EHCPs fuels latest rise in SEND pupils, DfE data shows

The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has risen by 5.2% to more than 1.8 million over the past year, according to data released by the Department for Education.

Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million

The latest official data shows a 24 per cent increase in the number of pupils with an education, health and care plan in the past two years.

DfE refuses to explain Gould’s 7,500 SEND experts claim

The government has refused to reveal how it calculated its need for 7,500 specialist SEND staff for its flagship £1.8 billion “experts at hand” service.

Grammar schools are inclusive, says Ofsted

Ofsted has branded every grammar school inspected so far under its new framework as inclusive, prompting a backlash from social mobility campaigners.

Record number of children in UK have special educational needs, new data shows

A record 1.8 million children in the UK have special educational needs (SEN), an increase of 91,400 (5%) on the previous year.

More than 500k pupils in schools with EHCPs

The number of pupils with an education health and care plan has reached another record high, with more than 500,000 children now receiving statutory support for special educational needs in school.

The Education Training Foundation (ETF), the professional body for the further education (FE) and skills workforce, has published its new report, Beyond the label: workforce, transition and the future of SEND reform.

Low-income families with disabled children at risk of 'digital exclusion'

Thousands of low-income families raising disabled children are at risk of being cut off from vital online support, according to analysis which found 93% are either digitally excluded or vulnerable to exclusion.

New research from the British Educational Research Association (BERA), funded by the Kusuma Trust, highlights practical, evidence-informed ways schools can better support neurodivergent learners in mainstream settings.

Early years support key focus of Government’s £1.8bn SEND intervention programme

Support for under-fives is a key focus of a new government programme designed to increase access to early intervention support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), new Department for Education guidance reveals.

England’s systems to support children with additional needs are out of control, while failing those they were designed to protect.

Badly behaving pupils should not be banished to special needs areas as punishment, says Bridget Phillipson

Inclusion base guidance ‘urgently needed’, heads warn

Council seeks legal advice over SEND bailout calculation

Government’s response on SEND reform published by Education Committee

DfE backs MPs calls for increased early years SEND training

Ringfencing post-16 SEND funding not ‘right approach’, says DfE

MPs question Education Secretary on SEND, early years, forced adoption

Number of pupils with EHCPs rises by 100,000 in two years

Ofsted to test new SEND inclusion cash plans

Surge in EHCPs fuels latest rise in SEND pupils, DfE data shows

Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million

DfE refuses to explain Gould’s 7,500 SEND experts claim

Grammar schools are inclusive, says Ofsted

Record number of children in UK have special educational needs, new data shows

More than 500k pupils in schools with EHCPs

New ETF report sets out sector priorities to strengthen SEND support across FE and skills

Low-income families with disabled children at risk of 'digital exclusion'

BERA and the Kusuma Trust publish major new report series on improving the education experience of neurodivergent young people

Early years support key focus of Government’s £1.8bn SEND intervention programme

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