Today, we’re looking at a number of different research reports—most of them the Government’s own—that point to a growing mismatch between its mainstream inclusion ambitions and schools’ ability to recruit …
By Catriona Moore, Policy Manager, IPSEA and Imogen Steele, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Contact One of the questions the House of Commons Education Select Committee is asking as part …
70% of SENCOs responding to a national survey said they don’t have enough time to complete the demands of the role. Almost three-quarters (74%) said they frequently feel frustrated by …
Tania’s note: We concentrate a lot on EHCPs on this blog, but far more children are on lower levels of SEN help in schools, now called SEN Support. But how …
Last year, the Department for Education offered to answer SNJ readers’ questions about SEND. It’s not the first time they’ve done this, you can see the previous session in 2016 here. …
I often hear that, “Research says that Teaching Assistants (TAs) are bad for children, so we don’t do them here” in response to parental queries regarding support at school. The …
A survey of more than 1,000 school leaders has revealed that more than two-thirds (68%) say they lack the support to deliver the best outcomes for pupils with special educational …
When you need help or advice as a parent about your child or adolescent’s education or difficulties with special educational needs, there are a number of options. A while ago, …
In Tuesday’s post on the outcomes for children and young people with SEND but no EHCP I concluded by drawing attention to the importance of the SEND Co-ordinator in taking …
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the latest SEN figures for England that were released by the Department for Education. We noticed that there had been a rather steep …
Just as we agreed to go down to two posts a week over summer (with a week off in August), the Department for Education dropped the 2015 SEN figures. Sigh. …
Way back in 2011, I wrote an article about a small SEN legal charity, SOS!SEN, that provides an advisory service to parents trying to ger the right educational support for …
In January, the DfE published a “Statitistical First Release” showing a breakdown of where children/young adults go to when they leave school or further education. The 2012/13 report looks at …
As a result of the SEN reforms, the landscape around special needs has suddenly got a whole lot more complicated. Local Offers, Independent Supporters, Mediation providers, the SEND Gateway and another …
Anyone a bit confused about how the new SEN system process, starting on 1st September 2014, will piece together? Where you start, what’s next, what’s instead of School Action and …
