Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Adam Bell, who lives in Ossett and is Head of Arts at Springwell Leeds, was personally informed of the prestigious award by Classic FM presenter Aled Jones, who praised his work with young people.

Wakefield teacher wins prestigious Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award

Wragby School in Wakefield.

Creating the right support, closer to home

Coun Margaret Isherwood and Dr Simon Witham from Venn Academy Trust at the school site.

Work begins on Wakefield’s new specialist school offering up to 120 places

The Play For All collection includes nine inclusive play towers, five sensory-focused items, and 35 additional components.

Ad Feature Creative Play launches inclusive playground range

A therapy session at Burlington House

The 'neurodiverse' school combining in-house therapy and life skills

The survey reveals that girls with two or more characteristics of inequality are significantly more likely to not be active every day

Ad Feature Girls twice as likely not to take part in sport as boys, data shows

The Education Committee recommends the Government sets a national standard for the support children with SEND can expect in school

What the Government needs to do to fix the SEND system - new report

Mobile phone use in school is being debated

Education training experts offer tips on the mobile phones in schools debate ami...

EHCPs are legal documents that ensure children with special educational needs get the support they need at school

EHCPs could be scrapped - why some experts say they're worth keeping

Four key areas of focus were identified in the curriculum review

Curriculum 'not working for all' - 4 things review says need changing

Certain demographics, including girls, appear to be getting identified as having SEN at lower rates

Three groups of children whose SEN needs may be going unrecognised

Jamie Oliver has spoken out about the impact dyslexia had on his school experience

Jamie Oliver to front new documentary on dyslexia and UK school system

All three of the new schools aim to fill a local need

A look at three new schools set to open in England in 2025

Emma Steel is the head of Every Cherry, which creates and publishes more accessible books

Meet the woman behind ground-breaking new books for children with SEND

There have been concerns that private schools raising fees in response will edge out many families

Explainer Why private schools will be taking on the Government in legal battle

Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?
Billions of pounds will go towards hiring more teachers and SEN provision 💰
Amber Allott

Current SEN spending is putting councils in a tricky position, the report says

Special education system 'failing' - could next week’s Budget fix it?

More than 11 thousand children were considered missing from education at some point last year (Photo: Adobe Stock)

What we know about the thousands of children not enrolled in school

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