No New SEND Code Before 2029, Whatever The Staffroom Says

"A new SEND Code of Practice consultation is landing any day now" is staffroom shorthand, not a published fact. A governor and a Senco trace the government's actual commitment — updating the Code "after legislation," which isn't expected before September 2029 — and find a calmer, more accurate kind of waiting than the show's usual "overdue" stories. Printable one-pagers for staff and parents at theeducationcommute.co.uk.

Sources:

House of Commons Library, CBP-10550 — The Schools White Paper 2026: SEND Reform — https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10550/

VWV — Tracker: SEND reforms (schools white paper and consultation) — https://www.vwv.co.uk/insights/articles/tracker-send-reforms-schools-white-paper-and-consultation/

SEND Code of Practice 2015 (statutory, currently in force) — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

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