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Category: <span>SEND INQUIRY</span>
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SEND Inquiry report Part 2: No more reviews, it’s time to ACT
Columnists, SEND INQUIRY, special needs

SEND Inquiry report Part 2: No more reviews, it’s time to ACT

By Catriona Moore October 24, 2019 October 23, 2019

This is the second part in our SEND Inquiry report coverage. See Part one from Matt Keer here It has been a long time coming, but the Education Select Committee’s …

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SEND Inquiry Report: Education committee blasts DfE, LAs and Ofsted over multiple SEND failures
Columnists, SEND INQUIRY, special needs

SEND Inquiry Report: Education committee blasts DfE, LAs and Ofsted over multiple SEND failures

By Matt Keer October 23, 2019 March 26, 2020

Eighteen months ago, the House of Commons Education Select Committee launched a formal inquiry into SEND. The Committee (made up of 11 MPs) published its report today (report links at the …

Read more"SEND Inquiry Report: Education committee blasts DfE, LAs and Ofsted over multiple SEND failures"
Public Accounts Committee launches SEND Inquiry (yes another one)
SEND INQUIRY, special needs

Public Accounts Committee launches SEND Inquiry (yes another one)

By Tania Tirraoro September 26, 2019 September 26, 2019

Another day, another SEND inquiry. It seems that inquiries into SEND are like buses. None for ages then three come along at once.  As soon as MPs were back in …

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SEND Review: A game-changer or playing politics with vulnerable children?
Columnists, SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics, special needs

SEND Review: A game-changer or playing politics with vulnerable children?

By Catriona Moore September 9, 2019 September 8, 2019

While the biggest political and constitutional crisis that anyone can remember rages all around us, ministers resign, MPs are purged and no-one is quite sure who will be in Government …

Read more"SEND Review: A game-changer or playing politics with vulnerable children?"
Will the SEND Inquiry report be drowned in the maelstrom of Brexit? UPDATED
SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics, special needs

Will the SEND Inquiry report be drowned in the maelstrom of Brexit? UPDATED

By Tania Tirraoro August 30, 2019 August 31, 2019

I wrote this post yesterday in the wake of the leak of Government schools funding. This evening, Boris Johnson has made the announcement official – more than was expected for …

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SEND success is a journey,  apparently, one with no end in sight
Columnists, SEND INQUIRY

SEND success is a journey, apparently, one with no end in sight

By Catriona Moore May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019

“It’s a journey.” That’s what SEND minister Nadhim Zahawi said, repeatedly, at the final hearing of the House of Commons Education Select Committee’s SEND inquiry. This time, he and school …

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SEND inquiry takedown: Parents Vs DfE
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SEND inquiry takedown: Parents Vs DfE

By Tania Tirraoro May 19, 2019 May 20, 2019

There have been close to 700 pieces of evidence (and counting) sent in to the SEND Inquiry. Tomorrow, the Department for Education will be giving evidence to the Education Select …

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The DfE’s out of SEND Funding ideas. Can you help out?
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The DfE’s out of SEND Funding ideas. Can you help out?

By Matt Keer May 6, 2019 March 26, 2020

Last week, the Department for Education put out a call for evidence about SEND funding. What are they asking about, what are they asking for, and why are they asking …

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Poor leadership and SEND law ignorance fails disabled children
Accountability, Columnists, SEND INQUIRY

Poor leadership and SEND law ignorance fails disabled children

By Catriona Moore April 29, 2019 April 28, 2019

Anyone who has had to grapple with the SEND system to get their child’s needs acknowledged and met knows that the system is not currently working as it should. Not …

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Keeping up with the politics of SEND
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Keeping up with the politics of SEND

By Tania Tirraoro February 19, 2019 December 29, 2019

Oh it’s all going on in the world of politics isn’t it? Labour Party defections, Brexit shenanigans… it’s almost as if nothing else is going on in Parliament. And yet …

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The struggle in SEND hurts us all. It’s a sign of society gone wrong
SEN Reforms, SEND INQUIRY

The struggle in SEND hurts us all. It’s a sign of society gone wrong

By Tania Tirraoro December 5, 2018 May 22, 2019

Yesterday I was interviewed by BBC TV news about the Ofsted Annual report. It’s not an unusual occurrence, being contacted by various news organisations to talk about the crisis in …

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United voices making a stand for our SEND children
SEND funding, SEND INQUIRY, special needs

United voices making a stand for our SEND children

By Tania Tirraoro October 25, 2018 May 22, 2019

It’s been a huge week for SEND so far. Not only have there been stories across mainstream media, including this one I’m quoted in, in The Guardian, Renata and I …

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SEND Inquiry: The Baroness, Brian, the man in the middle and much more..
SEN Reforms, SEND INQUIRY, special needs

SEND Inquiry: The Baroness, Brian, the man in the middle and much more..

By Tania Tirraoro July 6, 2018 May 22, 2019

The first hearings into the SEND inquiry were held before the Education Select Committee this week. Three esteemed witnesses were gently probed for their views on how the 2014 SEND …

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National SEND Inquiry: House of Commons  Education Committee  calls for evidence
Accountability, SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics, special needs

National SEND Inquiry: House of Commons Education Committee calls for evidence

By Tania Tirraoro April 19, 2018 May 22, 2019

The House of Commons Education Committee has launched an inquiry into support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is music to my ears and …

Read more"National SEND Inquiry: House of Commons Education Committee calls for evidence"
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