Opinion: SEND

The SEND system is not broken. It’s doing its job 

The history of our SEND system shows our priority should not be to fix it but to create a...

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Professor Sally Tomlinson
Opinion: SEND

This parliament is our best hope of SEND reform in a generation

The government is determined to fix our ‘lose, lose, lose’ SEND system – and this parliament has the knowledge...

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David Baines
Opinion: SEND

How ‘twinning’ could help us out of the SEND crisis

With no financial cavalry on the horizon, some schools are leading the charge in making mainstream settings more inclusive

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Roy Blatchford CBE
Opinion: SEND

What we’re missing in our national conversation on SEND

Sarah Johnson reflects on a BBC Woman's Hour special on the SEND system - and what she didn't hear...

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Sarah Johnson
Opinion: SEND

Your survey responses will help re-shape the school system

Here's why I've used my powers for the first time to compel schools to respond to questions about their...

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Dame Rachel de Souza
Opinion: SEND

Solving the SEND crisis can’t be done in isolation

The education sector’s many crises are interlinked. None will be solved if we don’t all work together towards coherence

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Dr Joanna Stanbridge and Dr James Wood
Opinion: SEND

A plan to start fixing the SEND system right now

Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives have published a plan to get SEND provision on...

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Anne Longfield CBE
Opinion: SEND

Why early speech and language support is a winning approach  

As Labour announces its policy to widen early speech and language support, Simon Tanner explains the benefits his trust...

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Simon Tanner
Opinion: SEND

Done with, not to: How to mobilise specialist knowledge for all learners with SEND

Unlocking the expertise of specialist settings is key to ensuring all learners with SEND thrive - if we can...

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Dr Neil Gilbride and Kay Rimmington-Singh