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Government unveils long-awaited reforms for supporting children with Send

Thousands more specialist school places will be provided and staff training will be expanded to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) can get the help that they need earlier. The Department for Education (DfE) has ...

02 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Gap of 8,000 secondary school places in special schools last year – figures

Around 8,000 more secondary school pupils were on roll in special schools in England than the reported capacity last year, Government figures suggest. Around two in three special schools were “at or over capacity” in the last academic year, the ...

27 Mar 2025 at 16:34

Most schools have Send pupils in mainstream classes amid capacity issues – poll

Around four in five school leaders have pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in mainstream classes because of a lack of specialist places available, a survey suggests. The majority (94%) of school leaders in mainstream ...

02 May 2025 at 12:31

Getting right support for autistic son ‘felt like a battle’ – EastEnders actress

An EastEnders actress has said it felt like a “battle” to get the right education for her autistic son, as she meets other families in similar positions in a documentary. Kellie Bright’s son has autism, dyslexia, and ADHD, the actress wrote ...

06 Oct 2025 at 10:12

Send spending could outstrip spending by Ministry of Justice by 2029 – IFS

Spending on special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could outstrip day-to-day spending by the Ministry of Justice by 2029 without significant reform, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. Researchers have forecast that ...

03 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Children with Send from poorer homes facing ‘double disadvantage’

Children from poorer homes with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Send) face double the disadvantage, a charity has warned. Disadvantaged children with Send are being failed by a system “beset with inconsistency and ...

16 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Government should introduce new statutory category of Send support – report

The Government should introduce a new statutory category of support delivered in schools for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a report has said. A Send taskforce set up by the Institute ...

23 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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