The government is being urged to “examine more closely” the reasons pupils leave state schools after analysis found a surge ...

Our new benchmarks aim to take the debate out of what the phrase means and set us on the path to consistent implementation ...

Conditions: the culture of the school or trust and the support on offer to turn theory into practice. Identity: ensuring the ...

The code of practice states that SENDCos ‘should’ be part of school leadership teams. This should be rephrased to ‘must’. Too ...

Support staff are the rarely-heralded workforce that keeps schools going. Parents know the valuable role our support staff play – teaching assistants, caterers, attendance advisers, technicians – all ...

As a former national lead for equalities with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, I am deeply concerned about the inclusion judgment at the heart of Ofsted’s new framework. The evidence suggests they have not ...