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16 May 2026

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Ruth Lucas

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Exclusions and absence cut under early identification approach – study

Approach focuses on early identification of needs and action plans

Ruth Lucas

17 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
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Peer networks provide support for new inclusion bases

Two London-based schools are leading networks specialising in autism provision

Ruth Lucas

16 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
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Most schools already produce SEND plans, poll suggests

Teacher Tapp poll of SENCOs suggests just 11 per cent of schools are not writing SEND plans for pupils

Ruth Lucas

9 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
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More than half of specialist free school projects set to go ahead

Councils faced a choice between a new school and accepting alternative funding for SEND expansion

Ruth Lucas

5 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
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Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND reforms and academy trust accountability

Bridget Phillipson and her team fielded questions from MPs in the House of Commons

Ruth Lucas

2 Mar 2026
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Complaints reforms welcomed, but greater powers needed

Legal experts warn proposals 'stop short' of providing enough powers for schools

Ruth Lucas

3 Mar 2026 | Schools
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Special school leaders call for clarity on future funding

Plans for national bandings on specialist provision packages 'deeply concerning'

Ruth Lucas

27 Feb 2026 | Inclusion
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Private schools ‘left in the dark’ over potential academy conversion

Just 27 private schools have become state-funded in a decade

Ruth Lucas

27 Feb 2026
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Schools white paper: What is happening to EHCPs under SEND reforms?

DfE expects to move 1 in 8 pupils from EHCPs to new individual support plans by 2035

Ruth Lucas

23 Feb 2026 | Schools white paper
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Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s education spokesperson

The former home secretary claimed teacher authority had been 'eroded by violence and disorder'

Ruth Lucas

17 Feb 2026 | Politics