The SEND White Paper Through a Tutor’s Lens: Risks, Opportunities, Next Steps

This week’s SEND reform has landed — and it’s already sparked a lot of heat. In this episode (recorded on Monday 23rd February), I cut through the political noise and look at what’s being proposed through the lens of the tuition sector. From inclusion and “SEN is everybody’s job”, to a stronger push on attendance and behaviour, I share what feels promising, what feels like lip service, and why “boots on the ground” still matters if schools are going to cope with rising levels of complex need—especially in the early years.I also explore what this could mean for tutors and tuition business owners: where tutoring is mentioned (and where it isn’t), how wraparound provision like breakfast clubs could reshape timetables and demand, and why relationships, adaptive teaching, and faster diagnosis still sit at the heart of real impact. Most importantly, I make the case that tuition can’t remain a “shadowy add-on” — this is a moment to be visible, evidence your impact, and help families and schools navigate what changes next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.