The government has published ‘Improving the way Ofsted inspects education: report on the responses to the consultation’

It is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-way-ofsted-inspects-education/outcome/improving-the-way-ofsted-inspects-education-report-on-the-responses-to-the-consultation

The approach to supporting children and young people with additional learning needs was changed when the Welsh Government passed new legislation, called:

They replace the former legislation and guidance about Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Information about the Scottish additional support for learning (ASL) policy; 'All children and young people have the right to get the support they need to reach their full learning potential' can be found here: 

https://www.gov.scot/policies/schools/additional-support-for-learning/

On 28 August 2025 Education Minister, Paul Givan, published a Policy Statement on Special Educational Needs (SEN).

https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/news/education-minister-publishes-sen-policy-statement

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has published three sets of guidance for schools on their duties towards disabled pupils: two are updates of existing guidance, one (on the accessibility planning duty) is entirely new. The DfE commissioned these materials.

This new guidance follows a similar publication for early years settings, published last week, and two for FE colleges published the week before. The CDC has also published a webinar for early years settings.

Here are the links:

Schools:

Early Years:

FEIs and 16-19 academies:

On 22 March 2025 the DfE launched a public consultation on narrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges.

The Government response was published on 16 July and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/narrowing-the-digital-divide-in-schools-and-colleges.

The government has published the latest analysis of the parent and pupil learner voice

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parent-pupil-and-learner-voice-omnibus-surveys-for-2024-to-2025/parent-pupil-and-learner-voice-march-2025