Bridging The SEND Cliff Edge: Why Transition Must Become A Lifelong Skill
Never has there been a more relevant time to talk about transition for young people and adults with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). As…
SEND
SEND stands for Special Educational Needs or Disability.
Our SEND thought leadership articles are written by experts to provide ideas and solutions to support your learners and how to equip your staff and team.
We have articles ranging from strategy to articles around Additional Learning Support for Apprentices and funding from ESFA.
Progression rates for young people
Progression rates for young people with SEND, lag well behind other nineteen year olds. According to the latest Government figures, in 2021/22 just 18% of young people with learning disabilities and/or disabilities (LLDD) participated in Further Education or Skills Training.
In Higher Education the numbers are even lower, with just 8.7% of young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or Statement of SEN, progressing to Higher Education by age 19, compared to 48.6% for those with no SEN.
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Government Unveils £429m ‘Experts at Hand’ Offer to Get SEND Support Into Mainstream Settings Without an EHCP
The Department for Education has today published funding guidance for the Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund, confirming £429 million in allocations…
Schools Minister joins local sector leaders for SEND reform discussion at LSEC
Local education leaders and practitioners came together with national policymakers this week (Tuesday 24 March) for a roundtable discussion about the future of Special Educational…
How the Schools White Paper could shape the future of SEND support
Vicki Stokes, Head of the School of Education at the University of Sunderland, has shared how she thinks the Government’s recently released Schools White Paper:…
PAC Warns £2.5Bn Home-to-School Transport Bill Not Covered by SEND Reforms
Government shown to still lack understanding of parents’ difficulties in navigating system as report calls for better local transport options to benefit communities and reduce…
Further Education and Skills: The Best-Kept Secret of England’s Tertiary System
Further education (FE) and skills could well be described as the best-kept secret of England’s education system. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people study,…
The Early AI ‘Easter Egg’ hidden in the Schools White Paper… and why it matters | FE Soundbite 836
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 836: 28th February 2026 | Big announcements this week on NEETs, SEND reform and the Schools White Paper… but hidden…
Neurodivergent FE students can benefit from new SEND Reform – if we learn from what already works
With the publication of the Government’s long-awaited SEND Reform within the Schools White Paper, neurodivergent FE students must now be firmly included in the national…
New Legal Requirement for Schools to Create Individual Support Plans (ISPs) for All Children with SEND
Radical expansion in rights for children with SEND to transform life chances The government has today pledged to end the one size fits all education system…
£4Bn to Transform SEND Support: What the Schools White Paper Means for Every Setting
The government has announced £4 billion in SEND reforms as part of its schools white paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving. This follows the wider…