
Pupils with SEND to have support reviewed after primary, leaked plans suggest
Leaks suggest plans for a complete redesign of special educational needs and disabilities support in schools.
WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2026, 19:53

Leaks suggest plans for a complete redesign of special educational needs and disabilities support in schools.

Students say the night‑time walk between campus and the town centre feels unsafe, citing poor lighting and limited CCTV.

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warn
Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand is rising “at an unsustainable rate”.
Local authorities are urging the government to be “radical” in its Send reforms,...

Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.

Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College London
Tens of thousands more students who were at university during the pandemic have joined a group claim for compensation, amid reports of a £21m payout by one of the UK’s leading institutions.
Lawyers acting for student claimants said a further 30,000 from different universities...

Exclusive: UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and possibly other countries – informed of rises as salary threshold is cut
Britons living in some European countries face a huge rise in their student loan repayments later this year, the Guardian can reveal, in a move that threatens to trigger a fresh backlash for Rachel Reeves.
UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and...

The NAHT say the role of a school principal in Northern Ireland is “unsafe, unsustainable and professionally indefensible”.

Regulatory panel says teacher’s conduct fell “significantly short of the standards expected”.

Some universities and colleges have taken action involving faculty or affiliates named in the documents. We want to hear about what’s happening where you study or work
As fallout from the large release of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein continues, a handful of US universities have taken action against faculty or affiliates named in the files.
At some campuses, professors have been placed...

Dozens of universities face legal action from students who say they missed out during the pandemic.

Scotland’s more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

A Bristol primary school has been learning how to create their own music using the free programme.

Emma Taylor-Erwin admitted driving to work while under the influence of alcohol in 2019.

More than 170,000 seek compensation after UCL Covid settlement opens door to claims across university sector
Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid.
Pre-action claim letters have been sent to 36 universities in England and Wales, including Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Leeds,...

Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system
Never go to war with Martin Lewis. The one iron law of politics is that the financial guru who built moneysavingexpert.com has a quasi-godlike status in Britain, the man millions trust with their cash in a way they would never trust any politician. If he takes up a cause, he usually wins. So when...

Founder and staff at TCES Nurture primary, which has not excluded a child in 25 years, say key factor is how support is delivered
In many ways, it looks like any other primary school. There is a library, a cafeteria, classrooms, and a noticeboard celebrating the star of the week. But it is different in one crucial respect: in 25 years, this London alternative provision has not excluded a single...

It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.

The head teacher of a school for the deaf said the episode would help children “not feel so different”.

Parents say the starting date of government-funded childcare hours can “catch you by surprise”.

The school says the move is practical – but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.

The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.