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MPs to probe success of government SEND reforms

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  • Thursday, April 19, 2018
    • | CYP Now
An influential group of MPs will investigate whether government reforms of the system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been a success, it has been announced.

Councils to probe state of SEND system

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  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Councils are set to investigate the state of the system for providing support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) to see if it can be improved.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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  • Thursday, May 10, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

ADCS vice president: School transport costs 'cannot be justified'

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  • Wednesday, October 4, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Statutory requirements on council provision of home-to-school transport should be reviewed, with current spending of £1bn a year "unjustifiable" in light of ongoing cuts to early help services, the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

National board for children with high-level SEND to launch

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  • Thursday, November 9, 2017
    • | CYP Now
A national leadership board to oversee reform of the education and care of children and young people with high-level special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is to be created following a review of residential special schools and colleges.

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).

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.

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.

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