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Ombudsman criticises Cambridgeshire council for failings over treatment of disabled boy

2 mins read Education Coronavirus
Cambridgeshire County Council has been criticised by the local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) over its delay in apologising after a clinically vulnerable boy missed out on 14 months of education and support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
LGO Michael King: The council has demonstrated a lack of understanding of its role in the SEND process. Picture: LGO
LGO Michael King: The council has demonstrated a lack of understanding of its role in the SEND process. Picture: LGO

The nine-year-old, who has complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) including severe neuro-disabilities and speech and language delay, could not attend his school throughout the pandemic on the advice of his GP, according to the ombudsman’s report.

He has had no formal schooling since September 2020 and has only in the last month been provided with some education at home, it adds.

The report notes that when schools shut in March 2020, the boy struggled to engage with online learning.

He was issued with some printed resources by his school but his family said these stopped being received in April 2020.

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