SEND reforms at 10: How it went wrong, and how to fix it
Ten years ago, the 'biggest education reforms in a generation' for youngsters with SEND gained royal assent under the Children and Families Act
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Ten years ago, the 'biggest education reforms in a generation' for youngsters with SEND gained royal assent under the Children and Families Act
The scale of stealth SEND funding cuts that hit specialist and inclusive schools the hardest can be revealed today as top-up funding remains stagnant
Academy trusts are drawing-up plans to open their own private special schools to solve the SEND places crisis, including tapping-up wealthy donors to foot costs
Companies backed by private equity investors and a Middle East sovereign wealth fund running private SEND schools have made millions in profits
DfE cost-cutter recommended a special school for severely disabled pupils slash £150,000 from its staffing spend months before it was shut because it was unsafe