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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.

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.

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.

Health and wellbeing boards 'ignore SEN'

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  • Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Health and wellbeing boards in local areas testing the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms are overlooking disabled children and young people, research has revealed.

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).

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