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Simon Tanner

Simon Tanner is national director of SEND at E-ACT 

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We have the money to fix the SEND system, we just need to use it better
There is no reason why we need to spend more to improve SEND support, especially if the system stops wasting so much of its current budgets, says this trust SEND director
General
6 October 2025
Spend money better to improve SEND system
‘We risk continuing the cycle of unequal support for pupils with SEND’
Without substantial reform and more support for inclusivity in schools, children with SEND will continue to get a poor deal in some parts of the system, argues Simon Tanner
General
25 October 2024
Child with teacher
How to support pupils with global developmental delay
Global developmental delay is linked to learning difficulties in a variety of areas, explains Simon Tanner, who offers his advice for supporting pupils with the condition
General
19 September 2023
Global development delay
SEND plan is positive for MATS - but why the wait?
The government’s new SEND plan promises to tackle huge issues such as the disparity in funding – but do we really have to wait until 2025 for anything to change, asks this MAT SEND director
Secondary
6 March 2023
SEND plan offers positive for MATS - but why the wait?