Emeritus Prof Christopher May3d ago

The (perverse) incentives of OFSTED's grading system are clear in the Sutton Trusts research that shows top graded schools take on far fewer students with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) than the average comprehensive school, and also a proportion lower than the share of SEND pupils in their catchment areas.

Its rational, of course to avoid SEND students if your school is judged on both results & budgets... but socially unjust!

#schools #SEND #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/24/english-secondary-schools-half-send-pupils-as-average-comprehensive

Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive

School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests

The Guardian
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@ChrisMayLA6 you see this in people forced to home school. Some of them were quite deliberately forced out of the school system. But there are no central government exit surveys so the abuse stays hidden
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