By Dr Lucy Robinson, Cardiff University During her tenure as education secretary, Bridget Phillipson was clear that her vision for mainstream inclusion involved children being “able to go to school …
This article is a personal thought-piece by Dr Sharon Smith, based on her work for her PhD in inclusion and personal experiences. It is not an official SNJ position and …
with Coram Children’s Legal Centre Since the pandemic, school exclusions have been rising. The government has included tackling exclusions in its Schools White Paper, though it stops short of the …
with Philippa Stobbs OBE Pens down! And breathe. The chaos of the SEND consultation period is over. Unless, of course, the judicial review that’s still pending orders it to be …
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 …
Another day, another announcement. No sooner has the government’s 90% SEND debt write-off lifted the funding Sword of Damocles off councils, than more school plans are announced. This video by …
Since taking office, the Labour government has been clear about its ambitions: more children with SEND should be educated in their local mainstream schools. Bridget Phillipson has repeated the message …
Alice Reeves, parent It’s clear the Government is trying to push more children, particularly neurodivergent ones, away from specialist settings to mainstream schools or units, where thousands have already been …
By Emma Hollis, CEO, National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) While the £3 billion for more mainstream SEND places may sound encouraging, one of the flies in the ointment, …
By Helen Edgar, Teacher, Autistic Advocate, Author and Educational Consultant. Founder of Autistic Realms. Getting support right for autistic children in school can be far from straightforward, even for experienced …
Last week, we ran an article from the National Audit Office about SEND transport costs. Today, solicitor, Eleanor Wright, Legal officer at SOS!SEN has written an update on the current …
A new report, Double Disadvantage, shows children with special educational needs (SEN) from low-income families are “facing major inequalities in access to support”. While this is obviously deeply unfair, it …
by Rachel Filmer, Dr Sharon Smith and Tania Tirraoro Yesterday, we gave you our first analysis of a chunk of the Education Committee’s SEND Inquiry report, “Solving the SEND Crisis”. …
** Update: The DfE research team has decided to close this survey early on 30th July, because they fundamentally misunderstood how the link would be disseminated in our post, thinking …
And John Harris, journalist, author, parent of autistic young person The basic legal rights of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (or SEND) are under threat. Today, SNJ is …
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 …
Richard Rieser OBE is a renowned disability and inclusion expert. He is also the founder of Disability History Month. Here, he traces the recent history of inclusive education, how it …
By Dr Vasilis Strogilos, Associate Professor, University of Southampton SNJ Intro: The “direction of travel” for SEND from the Labour government seems to be expanding the use of resourced provision …
My work in Alternative Provision has spanned 20 years and in that time, the landscape has changed significantly. Reading the newly-updated Department for Education Guidance on Alternative Provision (AP) felt …
Last week, Ofsted announced its proposals to overhaul how it carries out some of its education inspections. So what changes are Ofsted proposing, and how might it affect the world …
