Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): new insights & future evidence needs

Tuesday 14 April 2026

14:00 - 17:00

Offices of the Nuffield Foundation and Online

100 St John Street, London, EC1M 4EH

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The Nuffield Foundation held a hybrid event to discuss the latest evidence on SEND.

NFER’s Senior Research Manager, Matt Walker, gave a presentation on NFER’s current research study looking at the drivers and impacts of the unequal distribution of pupils with SEND across England’s mainstream schools. He highlighted research from NFER’s report ‘‘High-SEND schools: Understanding the uneven distribution of pupils with SEND across England’s mainstream schools’.