By Dr Daniel Stavrou, Assistant Director Council for Disabled Children, and SEN Policy Research Forum Lead Group Member With Government declaring that the upcoming Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms aim to create genuinely inclusive mainstream schools, where every child and young person feels they belong and can meaningfully engage, it might […]

By Nicole Sherwood, Spencer Clarke Group  In every classroom, all children and young people deserve to feel seen, heard and supported regardless of their learning needs. The current SEND system is in need of urgent reform as waiting times for assessments are excruciatingly long and children’s needs are not being met. With the […]

By Professor Brahm Norwich News of expected reforms to the SEND system by the Government has fuelled concerns that many of the proposals will be driven by the need for short term savings. In addition to questions about the availability of funding to make mainstream schools more inclusive, there is growing recognition that […]

Fair funding for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disability in England? School funding formulas have been applied across a number of countries for at least the last 50 years. A national funding formula (NFF) was introduced in England in 2018 with the aim to provide a platform for fair funding across the country. […]

UKRI-RSA Rethinking Public Dialogue pilot projects: Enhancing the participation of young people with SEN/D in public dialogue about inclusion in school education: a citizen jury pilot. This innovative pilot will focus on the inclusive engagement of young people (YP) with SEN/disabilities (SEND) in a Citizen Jury (CJ) process on the topic of a […]