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Inspectors call for SEN improvements in Hartlepool

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  • Wednesday, January 18, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Health and social care chiefs in Hartlepool have been asked to draft an action plan to address "significant areas of weakness" in their support for children with disabilities and special educational needs (SEN).

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.

Labour launches review of SEN provision

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  • Tuesday, May 10, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The Labour Party has launched a review of special educational needs (SEN) provision, claiming that too many children are not getting the support they require.

Government criticised for 'unfair' SEN funding proposals

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  • Monday, April 18, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Proposed changes to the way support for children with special educational needs (SEN) is funded will result in an "unfair" system, with children with exactly the same condition receiving different amounts in different areas, it has been claimed.

Families give mixed verdict on SEND reforms

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  • Wednesday, December 17, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Reforms to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) support system have helped to make the assessment process more family friendly, but has so far failed to improve the health and quality of life for children, analysis suggests.

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

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  • Friday, September 5, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has called for local authorities to be given time to fully implement the special education needs and disability (SEND) reforms.

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

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  • Friday, February 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Special educational needs (SEN) campaigners are calling for an urgent overhaul of police training, after the Court of Appeal ruled that officers breached the human rights of a young autistic boy when they restrained him.

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