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special educational needs

Every developing story NewsAI is tracking for special educational needs — as timelines, not a pile of articles.

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Coverage timeline (4 latest)

The most recent articles mentioning special educational needs, grouped by month. Open a story above to read it as a full timeline.

April 2026

1 article
Apr 15, 2026 · The Guardian
English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report

Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at…

March 2026

3 articles
Mar 29, 2026 · The Guardian
Lack of specialist staff hinders support for Send children, teacher survey finds

National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’ Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’…

Mar 26, 2026 · BBC
Number of pupils missing more than half of school hits another record high

The number of children missing more than half of their time in school has hit another record high in England, according to data from the Department for Education (DfE). Although…

Mar 24, 2026 · The Guardian
Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot

First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of changes announced last month Councils in England will have to set out plans to…