Questions raised over proposed SEND reforms

Earlier this year, the government set out significant reforms to the SEND system but, following a change in leadership, there are questions over how and when they will be implemented. In February of this year, then-education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, set out extensive reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England....

First SEND training materials lack practical strategies

There are warnings that the first set of official SEND training materials for schools will disappoint many in the sector, as they lack “practical strategies” and include at least one “glaring omission.” Tes magazine (formerly the Times Educational Supplement) has tested the reaction to the first wave of teaching materials, which were published on...