The Coalition government has announced a review of special educational needs (SEN). This Standard Note gives a brief outline of the current SEN system and recent reports on SEN, and provides background on the Coalition government's review. The note relates to England only.
Historical note: Special Educational Needs (SEN): the system, recent reports and reviews (466 KB , PDF)
The Coalition government has announced a review of special educational needs (SEN). This Standard Note gives a brief outline of the current SEN system and recent reports on SEN, and provides background on the Coalition government’s review. The note relates to England only.
Historical note: Special Educational Needs (SEN): the system, recent reports and reviews (466 KB , PDF)
Headline student numbers have increased to multiple new records following a short dip after the 2012 reforms. There are however ongoing concerns about numbers of part-time undergraduates, EU students and some disadvantaged groups.
The main recent policy developments regarding school meals in England, including the revised school food standards and provision of free school meals.
Concerns are regularly raised about the cost of school uniform - this briefing introduces the rules and recent reforms in England, and sets out the support available for school uniform costs across the UK.
