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Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Speech and language campaigners have expressed "grave concerns" that the government is failing to support many children with speech, language and communications needs (SLCN), 10 years after the landmark Bercow Review on the issue.

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates, prompting a charity to warn of a "lost generation".

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

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Friday, October 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Behaviour problems experienced by disabled children are made worse by the education they receive in their early years, researchers have claimed.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody will not benefit from plans to boost special educational needs (SEN) provision through the Children and Families Bill, it has emerged.

Cuts hit protected education services for deaf children

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| CYP Now

One in five councils is cutting education services for deaf children despite education budgets being ringfenced, according to the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional £4.8m has been set aside to support efforts to implement the government reforms to the special educational needs system.

Ofsted calls for action in Sefton to improve SEN support

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Friday, January 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Health and social care chiefs in Sefton have been told to take action after inspectors found "significant areas of weaknesses" in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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.

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost half of all children with autism wait for more than a year for appropriate educational support, a report by the National Autistic Society (NAS) has found.

Failure to identify speech and language difficulties is holding young people back

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| CYP Now

A lack of specialist support and training for teachers is leaving young people struggling to find employment because their speech, language and communication difficulties went unrecognised at secondary school, charity I Can has claimed.

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.

Councils to get further £40m to meet SEN reforms deadline

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils will receive a share of £40m in government funding as part of efforts to get all children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) transferred onto the new system by the April 2018 deadline.

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

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Friday, July 20, 2018

| CYP Now

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being called on to take action to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are identified and supported earlier.

Councils sign up to test SEND reforms

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Ten local authorities are to test new ways of helping parents understand how personalised budgets for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) will work.

Charity criticises planned cuts at council that 'let down' SEND children

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

| CYP Now

A children's charity has spoken out against proposed cuts to services for deaf children in a local authority area that was recently criticised for the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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.

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

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Friday, July 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is seeking councils and primary care trusts (PCTs) to road test proposals outlined in its special educational needs (SEN) green paper.

ADCS Conference: Councils lack resources to support children with SEN and disabilities

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Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities are missing out on vital support because councils have been stripped of the funding and power to provide them with sufficient care, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Families win right to personal budgets for SEN support

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Parents are to be given the legal right to personal budgets to pay for their children's care, under the biggest shake up of the special educational needs (SEN) system in 30 years.

SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Fewer than one in five children with special educational needs (SEN) have been successfully transferred onto an education, health and care (EHC) plan as part of government efforts to transform the system, it has emerged.

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Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

Cuts hit protected education services for deaf children

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

Ofsted calls for action in Sefton to improve SEN support

Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

Failure to identify speech and language difficulties is holding young people back

DfE hands councils £23m to review high needs provision

Councils to get further £40m to meet SEN reforms deadline

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

Councils sign up to test SEND reforms

Charity criticises planned cuts at council that 'let down' SEND children

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

ADCS Conference: Councils lack resources to support children with SEN and disabilities

Families win right to personal budgets for SEN support

SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

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