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Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Cambridgeshire through counselling have been praised by inspectors, after the move contributed to a reduction in school exclusions.

SEN pupils to bear the brunt of school cutbacks, say London head teachers

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Monday, June 26, 2017

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Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) will be hit hardest by funding cuts in schools, according to a survey of around 400 London head teachers.

Ombudsman criticises council over failure to support autistic boy

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been heavily criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for failing to adequately support a severely autistic child and his family.

Ofsted introduces no-notice inspections for residential special schools

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

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Ofsted is to introduce no-notice inspections to check child welfare at boarding and residential special schools.

Minister outlines future education role for councils

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Friday, December 11, 2015

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The government has clarified the role it expects councils to play in shaping and monitoring local education services as the number of schools that convert to academy status increases.

SEN inspection plans 'unsustainable', say children's services chiefs

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

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Plans to assess an area's special educational needs (SEN) provision are "untimely and unsustainable", according to the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS).

SEND pupils face exclusion risk as schools return, commissioner warns

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could be at greater risk of being excluded from school unless they receive additional support upon their return, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

Put disabled children and families at heart of Covid-19 inquiry, campaigners urge

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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Disabled children and their families must be “put at the heart” of a public inquiry into the government’s handling of Covid-19, campaigners have said.

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

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Friday, October 8, 2021

| CYP Now

Mental health in an unequal world is the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day.

Deaf children win chance to highlight literacy skills

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Six deaf children have won the chance to show-off their excellent literacy skills at the House of Commons, despite the coronavirus lockdown postponing the event for a year.

Government announces extra £80m for SEN reforms

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be handed £80m of additional cash to implement ambitious plans to improve support for children with special educational needs (SEN), the government has announced.

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.

Ofsted highlights SEN concerns in Hertfordshire

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Agencies in Hertfordshire have been criticised for inconsistent provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) and a lack awareness of parents' dissatisfaction with the support provided.

Teather admits difficulty in implementing SEN proposals

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has conceded the government faces a "difficult" task to implement proposals in its disability and special education needs (SEN) green paper.

Inflexible funding is holding back children with special needs

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for young people with special needs and disabilities needs to be more flexible to allow learners to get the most out of post-16 education, professionals have warned.

Charities unveil employment partnership for disadvantaged young people

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Up to 25,000 disadvantaged young people will be helped into education, training or work over the next three years through employment skills programmes set up by four UK charities.

Internship scheme for young people with complex disabilities set to expand

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Friday, July 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Supported Internships for young people with complex disabilities are to launch across England from next month.

Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England is calling for a compulsory register to keep a closer watch over home education, after she discovered levels have doubled in five years.

Daily roundup: school places, charity funding, and child poverty

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

| CYP Now

There will be a shortfall of 120,000 primary school places by September warns Labour, nearly one in ten charities fear they will have closed within five years, and a growth in child poverty has forced Leeds council to review support services, all in the news today.

MPs slam government's 'farcical' efforts on social mobility

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised government attempts to improve social mobility in a hard-hitting report that calls for the Social Mobility Commission to have beefed-up powers to improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people.

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

| CYP Now

The vast majority of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have been transferred onto new education, health and care (EHC) plans ahead of this weekend's deadline, although thousands are still waiting, government figures show.

Inspectors praise London borough's support for children with SEND

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| CYP Now

A London borough has been praised by inspectors for its work to promote personal budgets and improve academic performance among children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

ADCS president calls for greater education role for local authorities

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Friday, April 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils need to bolster their role in shaping local education to ensure schools are supporting their areas' most vulnerable children, new Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison Michalska has said.

Education charity relaunches after entering administration

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A charity that works to raise achievement in schools has relaunched as a private company after going into administration.

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government wants local authorities in England to target £70m of early intervention funding on implementing the special educational needs (SEN) reforms next year.

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Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

SEN pupils to bear the brunt of school cutbacks, say London head teachers

Ombudsman criticises council over failure to support autistic boy

Ofsted introduces no-notice inspections for residential special schools

Minister outlines future education role for councils

SEN inspection plans 'unsustainable', say children's services chiefs

SEND pupils face exclusion risk as schools return, commissioner warns

Put disabled children and families at heart of Covid-19 inquiry, campaigners urge

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

Deaf children win chance to highlight literacy skills

Government announces extra £80m for SEN reforms

Government criticised for 'unfair' SEN funding proposals

Ofsted highlights SEN concerns in Hertfordshire

Teather admits difficulty in implementing SEN proposals

Inflexible funding is holding back children with special needs

Charities unveil employment partnership for disadvantaged young people

Internship scheme for young people with complex disabilities set to expand

Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

Daily roundup: school places, charity funding, and child poverty

MPs slam government's 'farcical' efforts on social mobility

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

Inspectors praise London borough's support for children with SEND

ADCS president calls for greater education role for local authorities

Education charity relaunches after entering administration

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

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