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SEND Training Won’t Arrive Until 2027. Your Pupils Are Here Now
The DfE’s £200m SEND training package doesn’t deliver its courses until autumn 2027. What was actually announced, when — and what schools can put in place in the meantime.
SEND Pupils Still Suspended & Excluded at Far Higher Rates
New DfE statistics show pupils with SEND are suspended and permanently excluded at several times the rate of their peers. What’s driving it, and what you can do.
Right to Choose Assessments Paused Until at Least April 2027
Psicon has confirmed routine autism and ADHD assessments cannot currently progress. What it means for families across Kent and Medway — and what you can do while you wait.
Kent SEND: The Inspection, the Reforms & What They Mean for Your Child
Ofsted and the CQC are inspecting SEND services in Kent right now, alongside the biggest national SEND reform in a decade. What both mean for your child, in plain English.
Reforming SEND Without Reforming the Curriculum Won’t Work
A new report warns the government’s curriculum plans aren’t aligned with its SEND reforms — and that high-stakes exams keep holding children back. What it means for your child, in plain English.
New Government SEND Guidance: What It Means for Families
The DfE’s new guidance on inclusion bases signals a major shift — more children supported in mainstream, earlier, with stronger evidence. A plain-English guide to what it means for your child.
School Says Your Child Is Fine. You Know They’re Not.
If you keep being told everything’s fine but your instinct says otherwise — your instinct is usually right. Five things a busy classroom routinely misses, and how to find out what’s really going on.
The Day It Finally Made Sense
The turning point for a struggling child is rarely a harder push — it’s the day someone finally understands why. What changes for a whole family once it all clicks into place.
1 in 5: What the New SEND Figures Mean for Your Child
Over 1.8 million pupils now receive SEN support in England. Here’s what the government’s brand-new 2025/26 statistics actually mean for your family.
5 Things Not All Parents Understand About EBSA
School avoidance is rarely defiance — it’s anxiety. Here’s what emotionally based school avoidance really is, the signs that hide behind it, and why acting early matters.