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Scope SEND is a three year (September 2024 - August 2026) Nuffield funded project will examine and compare policies regulating provision for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in the four countries of the UK and five other jurisdictions: the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Switzerland, Belgium and Finland.
This study will add to the existing evidence base by:
Providing up-to-date information on international policy, which has undergone significant changes in some countries in the past few years.
Highlighting what works for different people in different contexts.
Seeking to identify common denominators of good practice.
The primary aim of the research is to influence change in SEND policy in England, at a time when the new government is reviewing the 2023 SEND and alternative provision improvement plan. The findings will also be widely disseminated to SEND practitioners, schools, local authorities, and other interested people and organisations.