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Benefit cuts 'will push families of disabled children into debt'

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Up to 100,000 families with a disabled child will be worse off under Universal Credit, forcing many to cut back on food expenditure and pushing others into debt, an inquiry has found.

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children with autism being excluded has risen dramatically in recent years, government data has shown, with campaigners claiming they are being "shut out" of schools.

Disabled children's sexual health project gets cash boost

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Society's sexual health for disabled children and young people project has been awarded 167,295 of government funding to boost its services.

Young people with chronic health conditions ‘need improved support'

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Services for young people with chronic health conditions transitioning into employment need to improve, experts have warned.

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The suspension of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) of a disabled child during his stay in hospital was in breach of the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court has found.

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional £4.8m has been set aside to support efforts to implement the government reforms to the special educational needs system.

Disability charities welcome early signatories to charter

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The first ten health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) have signed up to a dedicated Disabled Children's Charter just three months after its launch.

Timpson confirms phased introduction of SEN reforms

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

| CYP Now

New support arrangements for children with special educational needs (SEN) will be gradually phased in next year to help the changes be implemented smoothly, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

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Monday, July 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious concerns have been raised about the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bury, with inspectors warning that progress has been hampered because of complacent leadership.

Inspectors praise SEND support for vulnerable groups in Solihull

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Solihull, including unaccompanied asylum seekers and looked-after children.

'Little progress' on speech and language support in past decade

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Parents face much the same problems as they did 10 years ago in terms of accessing support for children with speech, language and communication needs, a study has found.

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost half of all children with autism wait for more than a year for appropriate educational support, a report by the National Autistic Society (NAS) has found.

Deaf children's services win reprieve in Stoke-on-Trent

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Friday, August 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has secured a stay of execution for cuts to deaf pupil services in Stoke-on-Trent.

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity for families of disabled children has received more than £600,000 to help explain how the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms work.

Children's wards 'at risk of closure', RCPCH warns

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

More children admitted to hospital for treatment should be dealt with by GPs in the community in order to prevent overstretched children's wards from closing, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

DfE hands councils £23m to review high needs provision

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils across England will be given £23m between them so they can conduct a strategic review of provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities ahead of a major shake-up in the way national funding is distributed, it has been announced.

Respite care provision becomes legal duty

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Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

A duty on local authorities to provide breaks from caring for families with disabled children comes into force today (1 April), giving legal protection to those seeking breaks from caring.

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The coalition government has moved to scupper House of Lords opposition to controversial welfare reforms by invoking a rarely used 340-year-old rule to ensure parliament approves the measures.

Former special adviser to Balls named chief executive of cot death charity

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Francine Bates, the former special adviser to Ed Balls, has been appointed as the new chief executive of cot death charity the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).

Lack of disability involvement calls GP commissioning into question

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Only a quarter of parents with disabled children have GPs involved in their children's care, sparking concerns that doctors may not be best placed to commission specialist health services.

Councils to get further £40m to meet SEN reforms deadline

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils will receive a share of £40m in government funding as part of efforts to get all children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) transferred onto the new system by the April 2018 deadline.

Children's workforce recognised in birthday honours list

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Monday, June 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Contact a Family chief executive Srabani Sen is among a raft of children's charity bosses honoured in the Queen's birthday honours list.

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in North Somerset

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Friday, July 6, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have criticised the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in North Somerset.

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

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Friday, July 20, 2018

| CYP Now

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being called on to take action to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are identified and supported earlier.

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Robust staff training plans are needed to reduce the use of restraint of under-18s who have learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs, draft government guidance has said.

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Benefit cuts 'will push families of disabled children into debt'

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

Disabled children's sexual health project gets cash boost

Young people with chronic health conditions ‘need improved support'

Court rules disability benefit suspension breached human rights

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

Disability charities welcome early signatories to charter

Timpson confirms phased introduction of SEN reforms

Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

Inspectors praise SEND support for vulnerable groups in Solihull

'Little progress' on speech and language support in past decade

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

Deaf children's services win reprieve in Stoke-on-Trent

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

Children's wards 'at risk of closure', RCPCH warns

DfE hands councils £23m to review high needs provision

Respite care provision becomes legal duty

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

Former special adviser to Balls named chief executive of cot death charity

Lack of disability involvement calls GP commissioning into question

Councils to get further £40m to meet SEN reforms deadline

Children's workforce recognised in birthday honours list

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in North Somerset

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

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