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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.

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.

DfE launches school transport review

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  • Monday, September 11, 2017
    • | CYP Now
The Department for Education is reviewing guidance on school transport for disabled children after an inquiry found half of councils have published misleading or unlawful guidance.

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.

Labour to scrap government's SEN reforms

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  • Tuesday, June 6, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Labour will halt the introduction of education, health and care (EHC) plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), replacing it with a new system for providing support, the party has said.

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