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The arrival of the white paper Every child achieving and thriving (DfE, 2026a) together with the consultation, SEND reform: Putting children and young people first (DfE, 2026b) is long awaited. At...
Continue reading blog postBackground In its efforts to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the UK, the Department for Education (DfE) is currently...
Continue reading blog postRacism is woven into everyday policies, practices and assumptions in education. In special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is stark: racially minoritised children are more likely to...
Continue reading blog postInclusive mainstream education is the phrase at the heart of the UK government’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms. The government’s vision is of schools[1] fortified...
Continue reading blog postThe publication of the white paper Every Child Achieving and Thriving signals the latest attempt by the Department for Education (DfE) to respond to mounting pressures in the special educational...
Continue reading blog postEngland’s latest proposals for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform promise clearer national standards, earlier intervention and stronger accountability. Yet despite the...
Continue reading blog postThe much-anticipated schools white paper and proposed SEND reforms herald ambitious plans for a shake-up of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision, while acknowledging...
Continue reading blog postThe 2026 special education needs and disabilities (SEND) white paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, sets out a plan to strengthen inclusion and improve early identification of need. Central...
Continue reading blog postHaving been involved in conversations relating to the development of the new Schools white paper, I believe there are reasons to be hopeful regarding some of the proposed changes. In my role as...
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