SEND
The latest news, analysis, research and advice relating to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sector
Friday
8th May 2026
All Sendcos 鈥榥eed clinical supervision to stop burnout鈥�
Education leaders call for more support for Sendcos as the role becomes increasingly demanding
Schools face 鈥榠mpossible鈥� SEND support package plans, experts warn
鈥楤izarre鈥� government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell 糖心Vlog
Thursday
7th May 2026
The school system is helping to 鈥榗reate鈥� SEND - here鈥檚 how
Our education system only really works for some children, writes professor of psychology Umar Toseeb, and the government鈥檚 plans for special educational needs reform won鈥檛 change that
How the PAS approach improves wellbeing and academic growth
A Sendco shares ideas on how to create meaningful action plans for students that prove that interventions to boost wellbeing and academic outcomes aren鈥檛 incompatible
Most school leaders say budget cuts are hitting pupil outcomes
Schools are increasingly being forced to make 鈥榯rade-offs鈥� on staffing, class sizes and levels of support because of squeezed funding, report warns
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Thursday
30th Apr 2026
SEND: Support plan complaints could 鈥榦verwhelm鈥� schools, ministers warned
Commons Education Select Committee chair Helen Hayes raises concerns over government SEND reforms
Spring term exclusions hit record high
The number of permanent exclusions in the spring term is the highest ever, DfE data shows, and growing proportions of SEND and disadvantaged students are being suspended
Why we must act for children in Scotland with vision impairment聽
Many pupils with vision impairment are not being given enough support to reach their full potential, writes Lucy Chetty
Ofsted framework 鈥榩enalises鈥� inclusive schools, heads warn
Schools聽with an above-average number of pupils with SEND are more likely to be聽marked down by watchdog for attendance and behaviour, analysis finds