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One in three areas fail children with special needs

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  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

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.

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

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  • Thursday, March 29, 2018
    • | CYP Now
The vast majority of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have been transferred onto new education, health and care (EHC) plans ahead of this weekend's deadline, although thousands are still waiting, government figures show.

Government funds SEN independent advocate role

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  • Tuesday, January 7, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Independent advocates will be recruited to help families navigate the new special educational needs (SEN) process and challenge decisions on funding and services made by councils, the government has announced.

Surge in number of children with EHCPs

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  • Thursday, May 12, 2022
    • | CYP Now
The total number of children with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) has increased by more than 40,000 over the last year, latest figures from the Department for Education show.

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