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��Vlog sets out the timeline for key reforms included in this week’s schools White Paper and associated plans to overhaul the SEND system

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27th February 2026, 12:24pm

Schools White Paper: Target dates for implementation

The long-awaited schools White Paper was finally published by the Department for Education this week, setting out a wide range of planned reforms.

While some of the proposals have precise timescales, some also have looser targets or dates that stretch far into the future - with one pledge set to be delivered by 2040 at the earliest.

So what will happen and when?

We round up the key dates to emerge from the White Paper and related reforms around special educational needs and disabilities.

Schools White Paper: timeline for key reforms

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