by Kisha Boakes | th Feb 2026 | News
The government says it will spend billions to make mainstream schools in England more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It includes £1.6bn over three years going directly to schools, early years settings and colleges and...
by Ollie Mason | th Nov 2025 | News
A new multi-million pound school has opened to ease pressure on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) spaces in Medway. Parents have told the BBC the difference in their children’s happiness has been like “night and day” since they...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2025 | News
Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands. The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week, would aim to check their progress two years into secondary...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2025 | News
Schools are “picking up the pieces” as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC. A third of teachers have at least five children in their...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2025 | News
‘Our children matter’: parents protest against government’s Send overhaul plans Concerns grow about potential cuts to educational support as Lib Dem leader addresses rally at Westminster Parents fearful about the government’s...
by vinnie walsh | nd Sep 2025 | News
A number of schools in Kent are set to expand, including one on to land previously reserved for a graveyard, in an effort to meet growing demand for school places. Medway Council’s cabinet has met to discuss how best to spend £25.5m of government money on...
