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Labour has allowed itself to get distracted by unnecessary squabbles – but the plan for a SEND White Paper could lay the foundation for important work on poverty and attendance, says Sam Freedman

Pepe Di’Iasio will use his speech at ASCL’s conference today to address the issue of pupil absence and criticise Ofsted’s proposals, calling for three inspection grades, not five

DfE’s inclusion group chair Tom Rees will lead programme calling for examples of schools running resource provision and SEN units, and using specialist learning assistants

The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has soared in recent years. But is there enough provision to meet their needs? ÌÇÐÄVlog analyses the latest data

Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report

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

Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector

Watchdog says Mark Vickers will help to ensure that proposed changes to school inspection work well for pupils with SEND

Leaders have to work ‘against the tide’ of the accountability system to promote a whole-school approach to inclusion, MPs also warned

Giving schools more opportunities to act early when supporting children’s needs could deliver huge improvements, says Pepe Di’Iasio

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

Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?