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Children's services mutual transfer hinders SEND progress in Windsor

Friday, September 1, 2017

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Efforts to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in Windsor & Maidenhead have been hindered by structural changes, inspectors have found.

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

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Friday, August 25, 2017

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Efforts to support the health needs of looked-after children and care leavers in Cornwall have been praised by inspectors.

Charity criticises planned cuts at council that 'let down' SEND children

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's charity has spoken out against proposed cuts to services for deaf children in a local authority area that was recently criticised for the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

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Monday, July 31, 2017

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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.

Ofsted highlights concerns over joint commissioning of SEND support

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Monday, July 24, 2017

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Ofsted inspectors have raised concerns about the joint commissioning of support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in two separate local authority areas.

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Cambridgeshire through counselling have been praised by inspectors, after the move contributed to a reduction in school exclusions.

Inspectors call for SEN improvements in Hartlepool

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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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).

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

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

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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.

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.

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.

Inspectors highlight 'unacceptable' SEN delays

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

| CYP Now

Children with disabilities in a London borough are facing "unacceptable" delays in accessing support, according to health and social care inspectors.

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.

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.

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

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Friday, October 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Behaviour problems experienced by disabled children are made worse by the education they receive in their early years, researchers have claimed.

One in four health and wellbeing boards sign disabled children's charter

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Disability campaigners have urged health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) to sign up to a charter to improve services for disabled children after it emerged that just a quarter have done so more than a year after it was launched.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

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Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government wants local authorities in England to target £70m of early intervention funding on implementing the special educational needs (SEN) reforms next year.

Ombudsman ruling highlights speech therapy concerns

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Friday, November 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities across England have been warned to ensure they provide speech and language therapy to those children assessed as needing it.

Government unveils plans for 'streamlined' SEN needs assessments

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Monday, October 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Long-term outcomes for children and young people with complex special educational needs (SEN) will be at the heart of a new needs assessment system, the government has announced.

Internship scheme for young people with complex disabilities set to expand

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Friday, July 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Supported Internships for young people with complex disabilities are to launch across England from next month.

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.

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.

Poor provision for deaf children is forcing families to move

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

One in ten families of deaf children have been forced to move due to poor quality local support and cuts to services, according to a survey.

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Children's services mutual transfer hinders SEND progress in Windsor

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

Charity criticises planned cuts at council that 'let down' SEND children

Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

Ofsted highlights concerns over joint commissioning of SEND support

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

Inspectors call for SEN improvements in Hartlepool

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

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

DfE hands councils £23m to review high needs provision

Inspectors highlight 'unacceptable' SEN delays

Labour launches review of SEN provision

Young people with chronic health conditions ‘need improved support'

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

One in four health and wellbeing boards sign disabled children's charter

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

Ombudsman ruling highlights speech therapy concerns

Government unveils plans for 'streamlined' SEN needs assessments

Internship scheme for young people with complex disabilities set to expand

Children's workforce recognised in birthday honours list

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

Poor provision for deaf children is forcing families to move

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