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Councils struggling to meet SEND deadline, ombudsman warns

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  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are struggling to transfer all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to new education, health and care (EHC) plans by the April deadline, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned.

SEND chiefs in Durham 'ignore' children's views

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  • Friday, February 2, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Inspectors have criticised education, health and care services in Durham for ignoring the views of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the shaping of local support.

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.

Support for deaf children 'in crisis', study finds

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  • Monday, January 8, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Educational support for deaf children is in "complete disarray" with the number of specialist teachers falling 14 per cent since 2011 despite rising numbers of deaf children, a survey has claimed.

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.

Ombudsman criticises EHC plan shortcomings

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  • Monday, October 23, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Councils need to do better at delivering education, health and care (EHC) plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.