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Spending on EHCPs and child disability benefits will rise sharply this decade, the IFS predicts, as the government prepares to set out reforms

We need government to work with the sector on delivering policy that truly reflects the needs of our school system, says the general secretary of education directors’ body ADES

There is a lack of consistency in diagnosing and supporting ADHD and autism across Scotland, MSPs have heard, amid warnings of a ‘system-wide crisis’

Fairer funding, more local provision and no spending on for-profit independent schools – these are some of the ways the SEND support system can be improved, says Roy Blatchford

Inspectors praise overall coverage of SEND in ITT programmes but warn of patchy mentor knowledge and limited practical strategies in some providers

Rather than sending new students struggling with attendance to alternative provision settings, this school has created a programme to ease them into secondary life – with impressive outcomes

The education secretary says school leaders should not ‘drift into judgement’ when engaging with parents

MP defends plan to require new school leaders to have expertise in special educational needs, during Labour conference event

With the debate about possible SEND system changes becoming increasingly heated, it would make sense for the government to take a step back and foster public dialogue on the way forward, argue these academics

Covid inquiry hears how the closure of schools during the pandemic revealed the important part they play in protecting children

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats reject Sir Keir Starmer’s insistence that he invited political parties to collaborate on SEND reform

Inclusion focus risks ‘danger’ for schools directed to take on pupils whose needs they cannot meet, warns leader