However the current consultation ends up shaping the Government’s reforms to the SEND system, the next few years look highly likely to be a time of significant change. Robust evidence, representing the full range of stakeholder perspectives and voices, will be vital for understanding and evaluating any new approaches.
With this in mind, the Nuffield Foundation hosted an event featuring three funded research teams presenting their latest evidence on SEND, followed by a facilitated audience discussion aimed at helping shape our future interests – and the broader research agenda – in this area.
You can watch the presentations back and access the slide decks below.
You can read an article by Alice Reeves and her reflections on the discussion here.
Research presentations
Susana Castro-Kemp, University of Birmingham and Loic Menzies, Centre for Education Systems who are investigating SEND systems across 17 international jurisdictions
Luke Sibieta, Institute for Fiscal Studies with an in-depth analysis of the funding challenges posed by the rapid rise in SEND over recent years
Matt Walker, National Foundation for Educational Research on the drivers and impacts of the unequal distribution of pupils with SEND across England’s mainstream schools
- Location
- 100 Saint John Street
- England
- EC1M 4EH
