The Education Brief: SEND and Inclusion = Top Priorities

The Education Brief: Wednesday 21 January 2026 - Top stories include:All school staff will receive SEND and inclusion training, backed by £200 million from the DfE.Ofsted will start checking every school’s mobile phone policy during inspections.New DfE complaints guidance tells parents to keep complaints respectful and off social media, and to use AI “with caution.”Nearly three-quarters of teachers in a new NEU survey say their school can’t afford “the basics.”HEP Updates:HEP Inclusion and SEND Conference 2026: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hep-inclusion-send-conference-2026-neurodiversity-in-the-classroom-tickets-1758147629889Leadership 55 - HEP Members: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/leadership-55-with-jon-hutchinson/Leadership 55 - Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leadership-55-with-jon-hutchinson-tickets-1980621769028Ofsted Training: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ofsted-unpacked-for-school-trust-leaders-4805843Get your Big 7 place: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/big-7-what-every-teacher-needs-to-know-2/Sign up for our Governor Conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haringey-governor-conference-2026-sustainable-and-informed-governance-tickets-1977619334666Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQListening - https://www.thinknpc.org/blog/podcast-systems-change-elliot-trevithick/Reading - https://teacherhead.com/2026/01/11/the-choreography-of-teaching-30-children-at-the-same-time/AI Tool - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-023-00146-z⁠Music by Slo Pony⁠