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June 2026

Internet Matters has today launched its Every Child Safe Online: Additional Needs Research, highlighting that children with additional needs continue to face significantly higher levels of harm online.

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This is the third part of three-part webinar series is designed to support educators in understanding and responding to the needs of pupils with acquired brain injury (ABI).

June 2026

The DfE have produced a new package of resources to help settings improve school attendance.

June 2026

The DfE have announced that learners with SEND will get specialist support without needing a diagnosis, as the government begins rolling out a new Experts at Hand service.

June 2026

Words Matter, the charity working to end childhood verbal abuse, has launched a free, first-of-its-kind online course to help parents, carers, educators & adults communicate with children in ways that support their mental health & wellbeing.

June 2026

Over 1.8 million pupils in England have special educational needs (SEN). This is an increase of 91,400 (5.2%) pupils since 2025.

June 2026

Researchers are looking for young people and their families and carers, that have taken part in a Care (education) and Treatment Review, to give their lived experience as part of the CECiLiA project into improving them.

June 2026

The Excellence in Reception Teaching Framework highlights the essential knowledge and practice that early years professionals need to deliver strong outcomes for all children.

Dr Becky Baxter is Director of Education and Speech and Language Therapy at Down Syndrome UK. With almost 20 years of experience working with schools and families, Becky has successfully supported hundreds of children with Down syndrome of all ages across a range of education settings. Becky is committed to promoting evidence-informed practice and works with researchers to develop research priorities and projects to improve the speech, language, communication and education of individuals with Down syndrome.

Charlotte is an education researcher specialising in inclusion, digital alternative provision and the use of data to improve outcomes for learners with SEND. She leads a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Staffordshire and Nisai Learning, examining how digital learning can support students who are poorly served by mainstream education. Drawing on more than a decade in teaching, her work combines classroom experience, mixed-methods research and data analysis to explore what equitable digital provision looks like in practice.

Paul spent over 20 years as a special educational needs teacher, school leader and advisor in both mainstream and special education settings. As an educator his focus has always been on two key groups of young people; those with social and emotional difficulties, and those who are neuro-diverse – and on the significant overlap between the two. Paul is focused on the role that true innovation and positive disruption can play in creating change in education systems for the most vulnerable learners.

July 2026

The guidance sets out expectations for how schools can better meet the needs of pupils who require additional support, while ensuring they remain connected to mainstream education wherever possible.

July 2026

Schools and colleges should focus on carefully planned adaptations and targeted support rather than lowering expectations for learners with additional needs, according to new guidance from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

July 2026

Schools and colleges are being urged to play an even bigger role in supporting children’s mental health after a report revealed that more than one million young people were referred to mental health services in England during 2024-25.

July 2026

Ambitious about Autism has launched a new series of autism and employment guides designed to help autistic young people build confidence, understand their rights, and successfully navigate the workplace

July 2026

A major independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism has highlighted growing psychological distress among young people and raised important questions about how support is provided across education, health & public services.

July 2026

The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a consultation on plans to change how funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is distributed in mainstream schools in England.

July 2026

A free resource developed by the University of Cambridge, is offering education professionals practical support to strengthen inclusion and belonging across mainstream schools.

July 2026

Education professionals are being encouraged to contribute to a government call for evidence that will help shape a new cross-government mental health strategy for England.

July 2026

Early years providers in England will need to prepare for a series of important changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, with updated guidance coming into force on 1 September 2026.