Register for our SEND Rights & EOTAS webinar here There’s an odd feeling about this summer as a SEND parent. A feeling that’ll never end. That’s partly down to the …
While the dust from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s reshuffle begins to settle at the Department for Education, there are still live consultations going on. We’ll soon find out what …
with infographics by Tania Tirraoro The Department for Education (DfE) has published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England for 2026. If you’re new …
It’s that time of year again: The Department for Education (DfE) has published its annual statistics on special educational needs in England. These days, the DfE does a great job …
Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) provided more details on Experts at Hand, one of the most important parts of its changes to the English SEND system. We ran …
If you sat in on our Schools White Paper webinar with Department for Education Minister, Georgia Gould, last month, you’ll have heard plenty of concerns from parents about accountability in …
One of the most promising-looking initiatives to emerge from England’s SEND reform proposals is the Experts at Hand initiative. Funded with £1.8 billion over three years, the Department for Education …
It’s been a month since the government announced the Schools White Paper and their consultation on SEND reform. The consultation’s still ongoing. If you need some inspiration or motivation to …
If you had to rank the things that parent carers want to see more than anything else in a reformed SEND system, stronger accountability would probably be top of the …
By the time you read this, we’re expecting the Department for Education (DfE) to have announced extra funding to help get the SEND reforms in the Schools White Paper off …
A few days ago, the Department for Education (DfE) announced more funding to train educational psychologists, following a research report about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The report looked …
Last week, the government published details of the Final Local Government Financial Settlement, the package that sets out what funding Whitehall provides to councils each year. Normally, education doesn’t feature …
It’s hard to keep track of things with the current flurry of recent reports, ‘open conversations’ and shady briefings on SEND. But back in March 2025, the government announced some …
Last month, the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson announced the government was delaying the announcement of reforms to the English SEND system until 2026. She said changes to …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is used almost everywhere now, but it hasn’t been used much in the world of SEND yet. That’s starting to change. Several companies are now offering new …
SNJ’s Matt Keer was the first to bring the last government’s Safety Valve scheme to light, and we have continued to highlight the issues with it. Today, Matt deconstructs a …
Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England – a bit later than usual, and with a bit …
Last last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistics on special educational needs in England. If there are specific things you want to find out, then the …
The other day, I was chatting with some friends who still live in my old LA. They told me that the LA had decided to stop funding some of its …
Last month, we started to examine some of the written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Education Select Committee (ESC) SEND inquiry. We’re looking primarily at what big institutions …
