The DfE is consulting on updating statutory guidance for Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school. Here’s what you need to know ...

Frances Akinde discusses the SENCO as gatekeeper and how the White Paper proposals bring responsibility for opening doors, not closing them… ...

Eleanor Wright asks if SEND lawyers are REALLY opposing the Government’s proposals just to protect their “vested interests” ...

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As we continue to analyse the Government's proposals to slash more SEND rights than it creates, today, we look at another report that came out yesterday. It claims to have been used to “inform" the ...

You can also watch Nicole participate in a two-part SNJ Conversation on the subject here. It seems that not a day goes by without a new Ofsted Report, inquiry or news article about systemic failings ...

Well, that didn’t take long. It’s less than a week since the Government published long-awaited proposals for “reforming” the SEND system, and the first steps have already been taken in a legal ...

The SENCO has a critical role to play in ensuring that children with special educational needs and disabilities within a school receive the support they need. Gradually over the years the status and ...

Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England. This year, these figures will be put under a lot more ...

Eighteen months ago, the House of Commons Education Select Committee launched a formal inquiry into SEND. The Committee (made up of 11 MPs) published its report today (report links at the end of the ...

Yesterday, England’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service issued their annual set of statistics about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier Tribunal (SENDIST). SENDIST ...

Instead of writing my own post for Mental Health Week, I’d like to share my column today with Jo Griffin, a Counselling Psychologist and parent carer. I met Jo through online and we’ve worked together ...