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Teachers reveal dyslexia training gap

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  • Wednesday, April 17, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Three-quarters of teachers believe they were poorly prepared for supporting dyslexic children in their first job, according to research by the charity Driver Youth Trust.

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

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  • Thursday, September 14, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Co-production of services with children and young people has helped Greenwich secure a generally positive inspection report of the area's work on special educational needs and disability reforms.

One in three areas fail children with special needs

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  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

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.

How has the government changed SEND legislation?

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  • Monday, May 11, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The government has released updated guidance for professionals working with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) clarifying changes made to legislation around the creation and assessment of education, health and care (EHC) plans.

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.