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A new app by Microsoft, Seeing AI, has been released in numerous language formats with features that make the world accessible for all.

A £1 million prize fund is being launched aimed at funding new projects to transform education and learning in the UK.

The new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, has assembled his new cabinet to fulfil the duties of the government. Education sees new ministers at all levels for the third time in as many months.

The Children’s Commissioner, Rachel De Souza, has released a report entitled ‘Beyond the labels – a SEND system that works for every child every time’.

SHINE, an education charity helping disadvantaged children in the North of England, has launched its ‘Let Teachers SHINE’ competition for this year.

A free webinar on Tuesday 22nd November at 4pm organised by Partnership for Children and Children North East will look at how schools can support children’s mental health and wellbeing through poverty proofing.

Ofsted has launched a year-long review of careers guidance in mainstream and specialist settings, colleges, and skills providers.

A new report by the Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) claims that the lack of access to support and resources for students with Vision Impairment  is locking them out of further and higher education.

The National Children’s Bureau, in collaboration with NatCen Social Research, are developing a new survey on behalf of the Department for Education.

From May 2016 Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have carried out a programme of local area SEND inspections and the data from these has been released.

An open letter, co-ordinated by Early Education and supported by the Early Years Alliance, has been sent to Ofsted expressing concerns around their early years review: ‘Best start in life part 1: setting the scene’. 

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has launched a professional community for those working with deaf children and their families.

The COSMO study (COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities), undertaken by University College London, has released its latest figures around the mental health of young people.

IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) have published a letter calling on the Government to rethink reform of the SEND system and instead review the wealth of evidence on how and why the 2014 reforms have not worked as intended.

The Government released the results of the EYFS profile for 2021-2022 which due to changes to the EYFS profile in 2021 make it difficult to compare with previous years.

In another delay to the reforms to the SEND system, the new ministerial team appear to have removed timelines for the response.

The Government has released the statistics on suspensions and exclusions for the Autumn term 2021-22.

Ofqual are currently running a survey to learn more about students’ perceptions of 25% extra time as a reasonable adjustment.

A report issued by the Education Endowment Foundation details the results of a longitudinal study into the impact of Covid-19 and the related school closures on pupils in Year 2 and 3 last academic year.

Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published a letter from the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education, sent to those working across the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) sector.