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Children's Society exposes failings in advocacy services for disabled children

Monday, September 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Society is calling for an overhaul of advocacy support for disabled children after latest research showed widespread problems with current services.

Inspiring Scotland announces winners of early support cash

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Monday, September 26, 2011

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The National Deaf Children's Society Scotland, One Parent Families Scotland and the Scottish Childminding Association are among 24 charities to share 6.8m of early years support funding.

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Brighton & Hove, Lewisham and Northamptonshire councils are among 20 local authorities chosen to pilot the government's reform of special education needs and children's disability services.

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

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Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Stoke-on-Trent council has made a U-turn on plans to cut services for deaf children following a High Court challenge by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

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.

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.

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society is taking legal action against Stoke-on-Trent Council over its "reckless" cuts to educational support for deaf children.

E-petition launched against cuts to disabled children's welfare support

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

| CYP Now

A petition calling for welfare reforms to be reconsidered in regard to disabled children is among the first "e-petitions" published by government that will allow the public to prompt parliamentary debates.

Number of childminders caring for disabled children soars

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Monday, August 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of childminders caring for children with disabilities and special needs has rocketed, according to the latest National Childminding Association (NCMA) membership survey.

Government urged to remove barriers to work for parents of disabled children

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Friday, July 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents of disabled children will struggle to return to work unless government does more to tackle the high cost of childcare and lack of suitable provision, campaigners have claimed.

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

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Friday, July 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is seeking councils and primary care trusts (PCTs) to road test proposals outlined in its special educational needs (SEN) green paper.

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.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

Children and MPs urge wheelchair services reform

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Government must urgently order a high-scale reform of paediatric wheelchair services to ensure children and young people have access to the right equipment when they need it, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Disabled young people explain their rights

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Health minister Maria Miller has been quizzed about the challenges faced by young disabled people.

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Deputy Prime Minister has admitted that government "didn't get all of the substance right" on its proposals to reform the NHS.

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.

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Kent County Council has suspended a member of staff amid allegations that council staff mocked disabled children who were applying for school bus passes.

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).

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A High Court challenge has been launched against Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council following its decision to withdraw funding for a short breaks service that supports more than 20 disabled children.

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.

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

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Friday, March 25, 2011

| CYP Now

New ways of teaching must be developed to help schools cope with an influx of children with complex special needs, a report by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) has warned.

Government plans threaten choice of specialist services for severely disabled children

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Families of disabled children with the most severe needs could lose out under plans to overhaul services for children with special educational needs (SEN) by removing their right to access highly specialist services in the independent sector.

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Statements of special educational needs (SEN) are set to be scrapped and replaced with a single assessment that will cover children's education, health and social care needs, in an attempt to reduce the number of children placed on the SEN register.

Services for disabled children to be axed despite 800m investment

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Specialist services for disabled children across the country are facing the axe despite additional government investment for short breaks provision, charity Kids has warned.

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Children's Society exposes failings in advocacy services for disabled children

Inspiring Scotland announces winners of early support cash

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

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

Disabled children's sexual health project gets cash boost

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

E-petition launched against cuts to disabled children's welfare support

Number of childminders caring for disabled children soars

Government urged to remove barriers to work for parents of disabled children

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

Children and MPs urge wheelchair services reform

Disabled young people explain their rights

Clegg admits mistakes over NHS overhaul

Lack of disability involvement calls GP commissioning into question

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

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

Blackburn with Darwen council faces judicial review over cuts to short breaks service

Respite care provision becomes legal duty

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

Government plans threaten choice of specialist services for severely disabled children

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

Services for disabled children to be axed despite 800m investment

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