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Ofsted slams treatment of SEND pupils across mainstream schools

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

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Ofsted has condemned the "unacceptable" treatment of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by mainstream schools.

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

Funding cuts hit school SEN provision

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

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Local authority funding cuts are reducing the level of support schools are able to offer to children with special educational needs (SEN), a poll of school leaders has found.

Millions of children missing out on vital SEND support, Sencos say

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Monday, June 28, 2021

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More than half of special educational needs co-ordinators (Sencos) say they are not given enough time to complete their role effectively, new research shows.

Risk to clinically vulnerable children ‘forgotten’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Families and professionals have accused the government of “forgetting” clinically vulnerable children as the Prime Minister announced plans to end Covid-19 restrictions in England.

Special school pupils 'four months behind in learning' due to pandemic

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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Children in special schools are around four months behind in their education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, headteachers have warned.

Increased support for SEND pupils needed to improve home education, MPs say

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Monday, July 26, 2021

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Greater support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and tougher measures to tackle off-rolling have been recommended by MPs to improve home education in England.

Slough Council vows to improve SEND services after damning report

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

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Slough Council has vowed to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) after services were severely criticised by inspectors.

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

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Friday, March 25, 2011

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New ways of teaching must be developed to help schools cope with an influx of children with complex special needs, a report by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) has warned.

DfE unveils £76m to support SEN reforms

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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The government has unveiled an extra £76m of funding to help ensure local authorities are ready for the introduction of special educational needs (SEN) reforms from September.

Health and wellbeing boards 'ignore SEN'

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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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.

Campaigners criticise Children and Families Bill's online 'public reading'

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Friday, March 1, 2013

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Special educational needs (SEN) campaigners have questioned the value of parliament's new online "public reading" system for consulting people on legislation passing through government.

Ofsted highlights concerns over joint commissioning of SEND support

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Monday, July 24, 2017

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Ofsted inspectors have raised concerns about the joint commissioning of support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in two separate local authority areas.

Councils to probe state of SEND system

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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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.

Ofsted highlights lack of progress on SEND reforms in London borough

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Monday, March 26, 2018

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Efforts in a London borough to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are progressing too slowly, Ofsted has warned.

Attachment-aware schools improve outcomes for children in care

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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A project that has trained teachers on how to develop strong relationships with looked-after children has seen pupils' reading and maths attainment improve and problem behaviour reduce, a study has found.

Children with SEND not supported at mainstream schools, Ofsted finds

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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Some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at mainstream schools do not get enough support with learning and development, Ofsted has found.

MPs call for better support for children with cerebral palsy

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

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The government and councils must bolster support for children with cerebral palsy and their families, MPs have urged.

Special educational needs proposals do not go far enough, warn sector leaders

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Government proposals for children with special educational needs (SEN) must go further to ensure families receive adequate provision and can challenge statutory services that don't deliver, sector leaders have warned.

Inspectors commend North Yorkshire on special educational needs provision

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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A council has been praised by health and social care inspectors for the quality of its support for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.

Young people with learning difficulties face postcode lottery of provision

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Friday, November 4, 2011

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Young learners with additional needs face a postcode lottery in terms of the money spent on their education, training and support, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

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Friday, May 10, 2013

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Promotion of adoption 'parties' and connecting vulnerable young people with arts and cultural facilities are among the projects that have received government voluntary sector funding.

Half of Foundation Learning participants do not progress

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Only half of the young people on Foundation Learning courses assessed by Ofsted progressed into full-time education, training, apprenticeships or employment in the first two years of the programme.

Local school transport changes 'will fail children with SEN'

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

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Councils are illegally changing home-to-school transport policies in ways that disproportionately affect children with special educational needs (SEN), a charity boss has claimed.

Duty on health services set to strengthen SEN reforms

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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A new duty on health services to provide support for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been hailed a "positive step forward" by campaigners.

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Ofsted slams treatment of SEND pupils across mainstream schools

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

Funding cuts hit school SEN provision

Millions of children missing out on vital SEND support, Sencos say

Risk to clinically vulnerable children ‘forgotten’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift

Special school pupils 'four months behind in learning' due to pandemic

Increased support for SEND pupils needed to improve home education, MPs say

Slough Council vows to improve SEND services after damning report

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

DfE unveils £76m to support SEN reforms

Health and wellbeing boards 'ignore SEN'

Campaigners criticise Children and Families Bill's online 'public reading'

Ofsted highlights concerns over joint commissioning of SEND support

Councils to probe state of SEND system

Ofsted highlights lack of progress on SEND reforms in London borough

Attachment-aware schools improve outcomes for children in care

Children with SEND not supported at mainstream schools, Ofsted finds

MPs call for better support for children with cerebral palsy

Special educational needs proposals do not go far enough, warn sector leaders

Inspectors commend North Yorkshire on special educational needs provision

Young people with learning difficulties face postcode lottery of provision

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

Half of Foundation Learning participants do not progress

Local school transport changes 'will fail children with SEN'

Duty on health services set to strengthen SEN reforms

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