Keep up to date with all of the latest news, headlines and features from across the SEND sector.
November 2026 Academies prepare for new rules requiring all teachers to hold QTS from September 2027. Leaders are being urged to audit staffing, identify exemptions and support affected staff onto qualification routes.
November 2026 The National Education Nature Park is hosting a free webinar exploring how accessible and inclusive resources are being developed to support all children and young people, to engage with nature and outdoor learning.
November 2026 The evening celebrated 51 shortlisted finalists and recognised 19 winners whose outstanding work is helping to ensure that children and young people with SEND and learning differences can achieve their full potential.
November 2026 The DfE has launched a call for evidence on school exclusion reform, seeking sector views on internal suspension, reintegration support and learning during exclusion. Responses will inform future policy and consultation proposals.
October 2026 Flourish, an online training and workforce support provider for schools, MATs and local authorities, has launched Flourish Community.
October 2026 The National Literacy Trust have launched a special schools/SEND learning pathway as part of the schools and settings offer for the National Year of Reading.
October 2026 New Department for Education research finds that pupils who feel they belong at school are more likely to attend, engage and achieve. Case studies from 16 schools reveal practical strategies for creating inclusive, connected communities.
October 2026 A national roundtable has called for urgent reform to help young people with complex needs move into adulthood. Leaders say flexible regulation, early planning and stable relationships are essential to creating brighter futures.
October 2026 New free AI training from BCS aims to boost confidence across the education workforce. The programme offers practical guidance for teachers, leaders and support staff to use AI safely and effectively.
October 2026 The Specialist Deaf Curriculum Framework is helping deaf children and young people build confidence, independence and self-advocacy skills. Covering seven key areas, it supports families, schools and specialists.
October 2026 A major new report reveals stark differences in children’s lives across England, with outcomes in education, health and safety heavily influenced by postcode. Experts are urging government and local leaders to make children a priority.
October 2026 A new government-commissioned review has called for a significant change in how children and young people with mental health needs, ADHD and autism are supported, arguing that help should be based on need rather than diagnosis.
October 2026 Words Matter has published a new report on the ‘Impact and Prevention of Verbal Abuse in Education’. It calls for greater action and for schools to strengthen positive communication and relationships.
October 2026 ParalympicsGB, partnered with NatWest Thrive, have launched Equal Play in PE, a new programme for the 2026-27 academic year to support teachers to deliver truly inclusive PE.
October 2026 A new report brings together leading education, safeguarding, child wellbeing, public health experts, those with lived experience and new research, and sets out recommendations for action.
October 2026 Schools and post-16 settings can now access a new suite of free continuing professional development (CPD) materials designed to strengthen support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
October 2026 School staff across the education sector are being invited to take part in a dyscalculia research project from University College London (UCL) in partnership with the Dyscalculia Network.
September 2026 EdTech and the Inclusive Classroom, a free online event that will explore how technology can support, and sometimes hinder, inclusion in secondary schools.
September 2026 A new national alliance focused on improving pupils' experience of Key Stage 3 has launched a call for evidence to identify what works, and what does not, in supporting children as they move from primary to secondary education.
September 2026 To mark the National Year of Reading, the National Literacy Trust and the British Council are teaming up to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for ‘The most people reading together online over 12 hours’ on 8 October.
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