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SEND services offer inconsistent experiences and outcomes

By Lee Peart 11 February 2026

An Ofsted inspection of SEND services in Buckinghamshire has ‘found inconsistent experiences and outcomes’ for children and young people.

INTEGRATED CARE

Council says 'more to be done' after SEND improvements

By Lee Peart 05 January 2026

Hertfordshire County Council has said there is still ‘more to be done’ after an inspection report noted improvements in SEND services.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils to be handed free school money to deliver SEND places

By Lee Peart 12 December 2025

Councils will be given funding earmarked for the creation of free schools to deliver specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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Regulators call for NHSE to offer greater SEND support to local area partnerships

By Lee Peart 11 December 2025

NHS England and the Department for Education should provide local area partnerships with access to resources and training so they can support schools to take a needs-led approach to supporting chil...

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Government confirms access to early SEND support

By Liz Wells 04 December 2025

The government has confirmed that new community-based early SEND intervention is to roll out in every Best Start Family Hub from April.

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SEND campaign to prioritise local voices

02 December 2025

A public engagement campaign on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been launched to include local families in decisions about reforms.

PREVENTION

Smarter data tools to help identify SEND children sooner

By Lee Peart 21 November 2025

Smarter data tools are to be used to identify children with special education (SEND) needs sooner under Government-backed research delivered by UK Research and Innovation in partnership with the D...

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Council leaders 'failing' on SEND amid soaring demand, CCN admits

17 November 2025

Council leaders across the country are ‘failing' to ensure that the needs of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are met, the County Councils' Network (CCN) has admi...

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SEND crisis: EHCP demand soars 250%, warns IPPR

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

The UK’s system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MPs call for 'root and branch' transformation of 'broken' SEND system

By Lee Peart 18 September 2025

A new Education Committee report has called for ‘root and branch transformation’ of the ‘broken’ SEND system.

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Council SEND transport spending to soar to £2bn

By Lee Peart 02 July 2025

Council spending on home to school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is predicted to reach nearly £2bn this year.