Press releases

This report shows the full drastic extent of the crisis in SEND, recognises the measures central to building inclusive schools and recognises that inclusion needs to be a core factor across the education sector.

Unless Ofsted considers a more supportive approach SEND students leaving education will bear the brunt.

This report is right to highlight the enormous gulf between Government spending on SEND in recent years, and the amount needed to meet actual and growing demand.

This swift response is a good starting point for helping schools.

This is a wake-up call about the scale of the SEND crisis and the level of ambition required to fix it.

Report by IPPR and The Difference. Disproportionate levels of exclusion are a cause for concern.

Education Crisis: Teachers Launch Manifesto Ahead of General Election.

The latest SEND data illustrates the unsustainable SEND funding shortfall.

Any new Government will need to reverse cuts to education to boost skills, close equity gaps and deliver the necessary workforce.

Education is in crisis. It is heartening that this manifesto recognises many of the major challenges.

Education must be a priority for any political party wanting to form the next Government.

This NFER report is further evidence that the complexity of pupils’ needs are placing pressure on mainstream schools due to a lack of special school places.