Press releases

State of education: SEND

Date: 04/04/2024

Seven in eight respondents tell us the SEND resources they do have are insufficient.

Ofsted on Alternative Provision

Date: 01/02/2024

The proposed model for AP has flaws which will benefit neither young people nor the staff working with them.

Ofsted
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Pupil attendance in schools

Date: 25/01/2024

These figures should be a wake-up call to government to look at the wider issues affecting attendance.

Labour on children not in school

Date: 23/01/2024

We need a concerted effort to address the SEND funding crisis as well as tackling child poverty and the extreme impact that it has on children and young people's capacity to maintain regular attendance.

School attendance proposals fail to address real issues

Date: 08/01/2024

Bridget Phillipson Speech

Date: 11/10/2023

Labour is recognising that little can be achieved without working with, and in partnership, with teachers.

Latest data from Government on Special Educational Needs in England

Date: 22/06/2023

Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, commenting on the latest data from Government on pupils with special educational needs.

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SEND – fighting for better

Date: 03/04/2023

The problems of SEND are deeply alarming and government has no effective plan to deal with them.

Government’s SEND and AP improvement plan

Date: 02/03/2023

Whilst we welcome ambitions to transform the landscape of SEND, we remain unconvinced that the measures proposed will improve the standard of provision that is currently on offer.