This week I highlight a free Governors for Schools webinar on the new Inspection Framework and what it will mean for governors and news that the DfE will be publishing guidance to help mainstream schools to set up and run SEN and pupil support units.

Free webinar – Understanding the renewed approach to education inspection: what governors and trustees need to know
Governors for Schools is offering a webinar on Thursday 16 October 2025 at 8am led by members of the Ofsted team Claire Stewart, Deputy Director, Inclusive education and Tracy Fielding, Senior His Majesty’s Inspector for Schools. The session will include:

• An overview of the changes to the Education Inspection Framework that will come into force from November 2025
• Details of what these changes mean for education settings, and those responsible for governance before, during and after inspection
• An opportunity to ask questions

Use this link to register your place on the Governors for Schools website.

‘Best practice’ guidance promised for SEN units
The government will publish “best practice” guidance to help mainstream schools set up and run SEN and pupil support units as part of their inclusion push.

The DfE has chosen the National Children’s Bureau as the lead partner for the work, with interim guidance for schools due to be published in December. The final guidance is scheduled for February.

It will form part of Government’s SEND strategy to educate more pupils with additional needs in the mainstream, rather than more expensive special school placements.