Maria Assunção Flores
Maria Assunção Flores is full professor and Dean of the Institute of Education at the University of Minho. She previously served as Director of the Research Centre on Child Studies at the same...
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Considering autistic girls in the SEND reforms
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...
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Editorial: Key changes to SEND in England in the 2026 schools white paper
The publication of the Department for Education’s 2026 schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving marked a significant turning point in the reform of special educational needs and...
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The SEND reforms: A time to reform the role of the SEND co-ordinator?
The special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) was established through the first Code of Practice in 1994, with largely operational duties of ‘gathering information and for coordinating the...
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Children and young people with SEND may continue to be sidelined in the promised future
The recent schools white paper and the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform consultation document highlight what we already know: children and young people with SEND continue...
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Key changes to SEND in England in the 2026 schools white paper: Will they make a real difference?
This blog post explores proposed reforms set out in the Department for Education’s white paper Every child achieving and thriving, their implications and how they respond to longstanding...
Continue reading blog postNew SEND reforms in England: Widening the gap of inequality for young offenders in custody
This blog post focuses on children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in young offender institutions (YOIs). The proposed SEND reforms outlined in the 2026...
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Some reasons to be hopeful: Reflections on the schools white paper
Having 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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When ‘coping’ hides crisis: Rethinking participation in education
The 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 post‘From sidelined to included’: Real change reforms for SEND families?
The 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...
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Right support, right place – still the wrong system: Why England’s SEND reforms miss the point
England’s latest proposals for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform promise clearer national standards, earlier intervention and stronger accountability. Yet despite the...
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Inclusion without capacity? The implementation challenge facing SEND reform
The 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...
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