The Guardian view on Send reforms: ministers need to show how inclusion will work Editorial: Building up support and expertise in mainstream schools will take time and ministerial focus The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
Labour’s Send revolution is a high-stakes experiment. It also threatens precious parental rights Bridget Phillipson’s 10-year plan is generous in places, but it has its problems. Not least that it could be trashed by a Reform government, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
How is Send system changing under Labour plans? The plans are forecast to cut the amount of children awarded specialist provision The Independent UK · Feb 23
‘Nothing is off the table’ in response to Trump tariff threats, Downing Street says Downing Street did not rule out reciprocal action if an increased levy came into place The Independent UK · Feb 23
Phillipson vows inclusion for Send children amid concerns over support reforms The current system ‘does not work’, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. Evening Standard · Feb 23
Hundreds of thousands of children with special needs won’t get top-tier support plans under SEND overhaul Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the current system ‘designed 10 years ago for a small number of children is now broken’ The Independent UK · Feb 23
Fewer children in England to get EHCPs by 2035 under Send overhaul Bridget Phillipson announces plans to make special educational needs system less reliant on cash-strapped councils The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
Children with current highest level of Send support set to fall from 2030 The Government has published its Schools White Paper, including how it will reform the Send system. Evening Standard · Feb 23
What do the SEND reforms mean for schools in England? Mainstream schools in England will receive direct funding to support Send children as part of a plan to make the system more inclusive Evening Standard · Feb 23
Starmer sets out reforms to address failing special needs education The Government has announced extra funding for special education needs and disabilities provision in mainstream schools. The Independent UK · Feb 23
Monday briefing: Will the new Send reforms work for England’s children? In today’s newsletter: Rising need and shrinking budgets have left England’s Send provision at a crossroads, with children’s futures hanging on the success of Labour’s reforms The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul ‘Generational’ policy changes are a key moment for education secretary Bridget Phillipson and for Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
SEND reform cannot wait – and neither can fiscal reality THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The SEND system is widely acknowledged to be broken – but repairing it will require political courage, fiscal discipline and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths The Independent UK · Feb 22
Inquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of succession The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 Tories would scrap ‘debt trap’ of high interest student loans, says Kemi Badenoch Education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests priority is grants for poorer students rather than cutting interest
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 Minister says children in England will get support more quickly under Send overhaul Bridget Phillipson says government is ‘not taking away support’ as she prepares to announce changes
Evening Standard · Feb 22 Government will ‘look at’ Plan 2 student loans, Education Secretary says Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned that the Government was dealing with ‘a question of priorities’.
Evening Standard · Feb 22 Government seeking ‘best deal possible’ for UK firms over US tariffs – minister Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledged businesses face ‘uncertainty’ after the move.
The Independent UK · Feb 22 Minister fails to rule out retaliation over Trump tariffs but insists it’s better to negotiate ‘behind the scenes’ The education secretary said the government would ‘hope and expect’ its preferential tariff deal with the US to continue
The Independent UK · Feb 22 Geordie Greig: Labour’s SEND reforms are ‘really about money’ Bridget Phillipson speaks passionately about her desire to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), but her proposed reforms are "really about money," Geordie Greig told Laura Kuennsberg on Sunday (22 February).
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 Defence secretary says he hopes to deploy British troops to Ukraine - as it happened European leaders said in December that Europe was ready to lead a “multinational force” in Ukraine as part of a peace agreement proposal
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19 Special needs support eligibility to be reviewed at start of secondary school in England First cohort to be affected by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understood
Evening Standard · Feb 13 What is the Government's new transgender guidance and what does it mean for schools and parents? Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the guidance aimed to provide advice for headteachers and to avoid using the gender issue as a ‘political football’
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Parents should be consulted when children question gender identity, schools told Schools must have single-sex spaces, and toilets for children over eight must not be shared, government guidance says
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12 Gender guidance for English primary school pupils permits use of different pronouns DfE guidance urges teachers to respond to social transition requests ‘with caution’ and includes Cass report findings