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13 June 2026

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Ruth Lucas

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Occupational therapists warn they can’t give children required support

Polling comes as the government plans to launch its 'experts at hand' service as part of SEND reforms

Ruth Lucas

28 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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Ministers mull future of £380m SEND budgets transfer policy

Some councils say transfers are necessary, but heads want the policy scrapped and decisions reversed

Ruth Lucas

23 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

The government says yes, but others say it will split services and make new councils bankrupt from the get-go

Ruth Lucas

23 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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Bristol school’s decision to postpone MP visit based on ‘safeguarding concerns’, review finds

Joan McVittie's review into decision making at Bristol Brunel Academy finds no evidence of antisemitism

Ruth Lucas

22 Apr 2026 | Schools
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Education questions: Ministers quizzed on school food standards and falling rolls

Bridget Phillipson and her ministers grilled in the Commons

Ruth Lucas

20 Apr 2026 | Politics
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Child poverty strategy ignores schools as ‘central partner’, says Teach First

'We believe the strategy’s lack of focus on improving educational outcomes is a missed opportunity'

Ruth Lucas

16 Apr 2026 | Politics
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Registers of children not in education ‘burdensome’ for not much value, pilot suggests

Department for Education data suggests 117,000 children were missing from school in 2022-23

Ruth Lucas

16 Apr 2026 | Attendance
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High achieving disadvantaged pupils less likely to get top GCSE grades

UCL research finds gaps begin to emerge between ages 11 and 14

Ruth Lucas

2 Apr 2026 | Schools
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We ARE consulting on SEND appeals, insists DfE

Lawyers ask for an 'urgent explanation' after conflicting messages on SEND tribunal

Ruth Lucas

27 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
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Councils head to court over £4.5m in special school fees

Wandsworth council has launched legal action against Kent over a school it ran in the county

Ruth Lucas

27 Mar 2026 | Inclusion