Brum vows to improve SEND after critical report

By William Eichler | 11 September 2018

Birmingham City Council has vowed to take urgent action to make ‘significant improvements’ after a special educational needs and disabilities inspection (SEND).

An Ofsted and Care Quality Commission joint inspection found there was a ‘lack of strategic and coordinated leadership’ from the council, which meant that SEND pupils have ‘failed to achieve as well as they should have done’.

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