Education
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Diane Johnson, chief executive of charity EnFold and mother to a child with special educational needs, shares her thoughts on the government’s proposals to reform the SEND system
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
Cara Roughani, a single mum to a disabled son and the founder of SEND Protect, shares her story of struggling to navigate the special education system
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
Hundreds of thousands fewer children will get education, health and care plans (EHCPs) as a result of changes to the special education system, but other support will be available as the government announces a sweeping range of reforms
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Learning and employment
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
