News & Opinion

All the latest news from across the SEND sector alongside expert comment and stories from the ground.

Education Committee Inquiry on SENDNews23 Oct 2019Education Committee Inquiry on SENDThe Education Committee has today published the report of its inquiry into special educational needs and disabilities…→News & Opinion
Social Media Week: SEND Identity Session Plan News15 Oct 2019Social Media Week: SEND Identity Session Plan Our group of young disabled advisers, FLARE, are taking over our social media channels to talk about identity this wee…→News & Opinion
NHS Taskforce To Drive Improvements In Young People’s Hospital Mental Health, Learning Disability And Autism CareNews10 Oct 2019NHS Taskforce To Drive Improvements In Young People’s Hospital Mental Health, Learning Disability And Autism CareNHS chief Simon Stevens has today (Thursday October 10th) announced that a new taskforce will be set up to improve cur…→News & Opinion
Ombudsman complaints about special educational needs at alarming levelComment04 Oct 2019Ombudsman complaints about special educational needs at alarming levelChildren with special educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to suppo…→News & Opinion
Judgement on 16 and 17 year olds and their deprivation of liberty - R v D 2019News27 Sep 2019Judgement on 16 and 17 year olds and their deprivation of liberty - R v D 2019On Thursday 26th September, the Supreme Court published a crucial judgement which relates to children and young people…→News & Opinion
ChildFair State ProjectNews18 Sep 2019ChildFair State ProjectThe ChildFair State Project is a major national inquiry being run by the charity Children England. It’s about creati…→News & Opinion
Make your choice - Five Year Anniversary of The Children and Families ActNews17 Sep 2019Make your choice - Five Year Anniversary of The Children and Families ActCarys from FLARE talks about the importance of using courage to speak up and particpate. Five years ago, The Child…→News & Opinion
My journey through education (so far) News17 Sep 2019My journey through education (so far) Hannah M, a member of FLARE, writes about her experiences in education and of the SEND reforms. In 2014 I turned 17…→News & Opinion
National Audit Office publishes report on support for pupils with SENDNews11 Sep 2019National Audit Office publishes report on support for pupils with SENDIn a series of government announcements that have put the spotlight on services for children with special educational…→News & Opinion

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