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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.

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.

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.

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.

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

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  • Wednesday, September 21, 2011
  • | CYP Now
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.

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