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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.

First charity-sponsored SEN academy opens

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  • Thursday, September 26, 2013
  • | CYP Now
A centre for blind and partially sighted people has taken over the running of a failing special school to create a special educational needs (SEN) academy.

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.

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