More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with SendTwo-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special...
Read MoreDemographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office reportA failure to account for England’s falling birthrate is leading to a glut of school places and a potential £1bn fall in...
Read MoreCapital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling...
Read MoreEducation secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary,...
Read MoreEducation leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sectorTeachers and schools face “a huge ask” implementing the...
Read MoreWhite paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged studentsPlans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set...
Read MoreRefocusing provision into schools is, apparently, all about ‘inclusion’. It doesn’t take much to see the real reasons – and the impact on children and parents Where is this government heading, and who is...
Read MoreCouncils call on ministers to write off special educational needs and disability deficits that are predicted to reach £14bn in 2028Eight in 10 English local authorities will be in effect bankrupted by rising special...
Read MoreIFS says system failing to deliver for those who need it and ministers face stark choices with white paper imminentThe government is facing “crunch time” over the rising costs and failures of special needs education...
Read MoreCouncils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupilThe government will take over full responsibility for special educational needs spending from local...
Read MoreEducation secretary promises ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concreteAll schools in England that received grant funding to pay for the removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete...
Read MorePlans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changesThe government is to delay publishing its long-awaited overhaul of special educational needs provision in England as ministers seek...
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