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The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist – and ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision

Emotionally based school avoidance is often a particular problem for autistic students, writes educational psychologist Sue Sheppard, but there are ways for schools to offer support

Academy trust CEO will help to lead a group in developing national inclusion standards and packages of specialist support for pupils with SEND

Government sets out expectations for what schools’ universal offer should look like and how they can use its new Inclusive Mainstream Fund

The new Inclusive Teaching Framework, produced by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, offers practitioners a needs-based approach to supporting students with SEND

Government warned about a drop in specialist teachers over the past 10 years as new figures reveal the pressure on additional support needs provision in Scottish schools

The average secondary school will receive £48,000 next year through the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund, the DfE announces

Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns

Teaching should use Neurodiversity Celebration Week to consider how other professions support staff to enhance its own processes, says Chris Benson

If inclusion is not properly understood across the sector, there is a risk that the government’s planned inclusion bases will turn into a subtle form of exclusion, writes Thomas Keaney

The government’s SEND plans involve thousands of pupils being taught in new ‘inclusion bases’ - but many school sites don’t have space to create them, say leaders

Pepe Di’Iasio also tells ministers that SEND reforms will need more investment to succeed