SEND
The latest news, analysis, research and advice relating to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sector
Friday
13th Jun 2025
SEND tribunal appeals reach highest level
Number of receipts of appeals is up 36 per cent on same period last year amid pressure on government to solve the SEND crisis

Do students really need more ‘grit’?
In the push to make pupils more ‘resilient’ there can be unintended consequences, particularly for neurodivergent children, writes Charlotte MacDougall

Tuesday
10th Jun 2025
Cutting EHCPs ‘treats the symptom not cause’ of SEND crisis
A parliamentary inquiry into solving the SEND crisis heard evidence today from school leaders and research experts. Here is everything you need to know

4 ways to create a cross-trust SEND strategy
The director of SEND at a 39-school trust explains the steps it has taken to improve provision and ensure consistency of support

Being a primary head is a ‘very stressful and lonely job’
Only about a quarter of Scottish primary headteachers would recommend the role to others – the lowest proportion ever recorded in an annual survey

Thursday
5th Jun 2025
‘Rebuild and transform ASN provision,’ says union
The call comes on the back of a survey that finds few teachers believe ASN pupils consistently receive the support they need

What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
