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Families give mixed verdict on SEND reforms

    News
  • 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.

Inspections Clinic: New SEND inspections

    Features
  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities has been subject to a new inspection regime this year. Jo Stephenson speaks to Ofsted about progress so far.

The value of measuring SEND impact

    Analysis
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Changes in the way data is collated provides a more holistic view of provision, but still fails to capture a child’s outcomes, expert says.

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

    News
  • 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.

Recognising sign language is important for equality

    Other
  • Tuesday, March 29, 2016
  • | CYP Now
On 17 September 2015, the Scottish Parliament passed the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill. The public gallery was packed with Deaf BSL users, many of whom had been banned from signing as children and forced to lip read. It had been a long, hard battle and it was difficult for many to hold back the tears and keep their emotions at bay.

Government criticised for 'unfair' SEN funding proposals

    News
  • 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.

Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

    Funding
  • Thursday, February 17, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Funding for voluntary organisations that will cover a range of expenses including the cost of activities such as play schemes, day and social activities, and community improvement programmes

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

    News
  • 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.

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