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 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.
Read more about the SEND Review here.
Find all articles about SEND here on FE News.
Sutton Trust have released a new report called Double Disadvantage, revealing children with special educational needs from low-income families are facing major inequalities in access…
When the Education Select Committee published its report Solving the SEND Crisis (18/09/25), it gave national prominence to challenges long recognised within further education (FE)…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 815: 20th September 2025. How Can We Tackle Youth Employment With ‘One Stop Shops’, SEND Funding And Skills Gladiators? This…
Education Select Committee calls for dedicated FE SEND funding stream and major overhaul of GCSE resit policy affecting thousands of students The House of Commons…
In a country where employment for young people with additional needs remains shockingly low, Landmarks Specialist College is helping to rewrite the narrative. This isn’t…
Earlier this month, Kiran Bhangal, a respected tutor and SENDCO Lead at Barking & Dagenham College, was honoured with an invitation to attend His Majesty…
A new partnership between Middlesbrough College’s Digital department and Discovery Special Academy is breaking barriers in STEM education for children with complex learning needs. As…
AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group is proud to announce the launch of a new, fully funded qualification designed to support adults stepping into or progressing…
In the first of the previous two articles in this series, I have explored the persistent disability employment gap (DEG), highlighting systemic barriers, hiring biases…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 792: 12th April 2025 | Do we need to look to Wales for the Youth Guarantee Blueprint? This is the…
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