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- 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
- Britons living in EU face repayment hikes amid Reeves student loans row February 18, 2026Exclusive: UK graduates in Germany, Belgium and possibly other countries informed of rises as salary threshold is cutBritons 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 […]Rupert Jones
- US students and professors: tell us if the Epstein files have affected your university February 17, 2026Some 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 workAs 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 […]Guardian community team
- Students in England and Wales launch legal action over Covid-hit studies February 16, 2026More than 170,000 seek compensation after UCL Covid settlement opens door to claims across university sectorDozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid-19.Pre-action claim letters have been sent to 36 universities in England and Wales, including Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Imperial […]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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