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- Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back Send reforms February 20, 2026Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix systemFive former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system.The open […]Peter Walker and Kiran Stacey
- Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether February 20, 2026Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislatorsSeveral universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.Students and faculty at the […]Alice Speri
- ‘They’re not listening!’: the government’s gamble on special education reform – podcast February 20, 2026Political correspondent Alexandra Topping and special educational needs student Jake with his mum, Laura, explore the government’s controversial plans for reformNext week, the government is expected to announce its education white paper. It is a moment, as political correspondent Alexandra Topping explains, of high political peril.Part of the proposals will be reforms to special educational […]Presented by Annie Kelly with Alexandra Topping; produced by Ruth Abrahams, Ivor Manley, Eleanor Biggs and Brian McNamara
- Schools in England to get budget for children with special needs as part of Send overhaul February 19, 2026Children to get individual support directly from school instead of via council in attempt to curb spiralling costsChildren in England with special needs will receive individual support and therapy directly from their schools as part of the government’s overhaul of England’s special education provision.Under the plans, mainstream schools will be given commissioning budgets to spend […]Richard Adams and Kiran Stacey
- Special needs support eligibility to be reviewed at start of secondary school in England February 19, 2026First cohort to be affected by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understoodChildren with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be affected currently in key stage 1, the Guardian […]Alexandra Topping and Richard Adams
- Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport February 19, 2026Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnFamilies 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 […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies February 18, 2026Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College LondonTens 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 […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff February 16, 2026Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university systemNever 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 […]Gaby Hinsliff
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