SEND
The latest news, analysis, research and advice relating to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sector
Friday
14th Mar 2025
Call for £150m arts fund to train primary teachers
Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report
Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL
Speaking to ÌÇÐÄVlog as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers
Wednesday
12th Mar 2025
Sir Martyn: Inclusion must be ‘ingrained’ in school culture
Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector
Ofsted appoints MAT chief as inclusion adviser
Watchdog says Mark Vickers will help to ensure that proposed changes to school inspection work well for pupils with SEND
Monday
10th Mar 2025
We must help mainstream schools support more pupils with SEND
Giving schools more opportunities to act early when supporting children’s needs could deliver huge improvements, says Pepe Di’Iasio
My Week As... executive director for children and young people at Lewisham Council
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to children’s services director Pinaki Ghoshal