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Ruth Lucas

'We believe the strategy’s lack of focus on improving educational outcomes is a missed opportunity'

Department for Education data suggests 117,000 children were missing from school in 2022-23

UCL research finds gaps begin to emerge between ages 11 and 14

Lawyers ask for an 'urgent explanation' after conflicting messages on SEND tribunal

Wandsworth council has launched legal action against Kent over a school it ran in the county

Overall absence and persistent absence rates see improvements, but severe absence remains stubborn

Academy trust boss Tom Rees will co-chair a panel to create inclusion standards and new SEND 'packages'

DfE fleshes out requirements for annual strategies that will attract £400m a year in funding

Top performing schools are found to take less pupils with SEND and eligible for free school meals

Department for Education promised training grants in 'early 2026'