Three other reports commissioned last summer — two into behaviour training, and one on the assessment of special needs pupils — are still without a timeframe for publication. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
This code guides schools on supporting special needs pupils, but it is «more variable» in what it requires of teachers, and is not itself legally binding. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
«By autumn this year, schools will have introduced new safeguarding advice in staff recruitment, ensured their practices comply with new freedom of information policies, made decisions on new pay policies, adopted new codes of practice for special needs pupils, introduced an entirely new curriculum, redesigned assessment and ensured every primary school is ready to offer free school meals to infants regardless of existing kitchen facilities,» he said. (politics.co.uk)