Small Scale, Big Potential: Town and parish councils and devolution
Parish and town councils could play a central role in making devolution work for communities.
Parents of SEND children without EHCPs report worst school experiences
26/03/2026 Parents of children with SEND who do not have an EHCP consistently report the poorest experiences of the school system, according to a major new survey. |
Contract blunder left 400 children without therapy, ombudsman finds
04/03/2026 Bucks Council left up to 400 children without therapy they were legally entitled to after failing to properly manage a change in its contracted services. |
LGA repeats SEND insolvency warning
06/02/2026 The LGA has reiterated its warning that councils face potential insolvency due to soaring special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) costs. |
Threat to SEND rights could leave thousands of children without support
13/01/2026 The legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are under threat, according to an open letter. |
SEND debt set to hit £18bn
14/11/2025 England’s councils have warned that the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is ‘on course for total collapse’ without urgent reform. |
NAO: SEND reforms must tackle £2.3bn school transport squeeze
30/10/2025 The NAO has warned that reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system must address growing pressures on home-to-school transport. |
Government delays SEND overhaul
22/10/2025 The long-awaited schools white paper, intended to overhaul special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision in England, will now be delayed. |
SEND Crisis: EHCP demand soars 250%, warns IPPR
22/10/2025 The UK’s system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, according to a new IPPR report. |
