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Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

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.

Government considers 'inclusivity incentives' for schools to tackle exclusions

News

Thursday, October 18, 2018

| CYP Now

The government is to look at incentivising schools to be more inclusive, in response to a critical report from MPs into the increasing number of children being excluded and placed in alternative provision.

Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told

News

Thursday, September 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Racism in school is a major factor in the low attendance rates of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children, experts have told MPs.

Bullying - Evidence from Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2

Research

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

More than 10,000 young people in year 11 were interviewed for the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England in 2015. Researchers used this data to find out whether bullying is increasing and what kind of young people are more likely to suffer bullying. They compared answers with responses from the same young people a year before and with findings from a similar survey in 2006.

Architects of SEND system criticise government progress

News

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Two disability campaigners who conducted reviews of special educational needs (SEN) provision have criticised the progress of government efforts to improve the system.

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

News

Thursday, June 7, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children with autism being excluded has risen dramatically in recent years, government data has shown, with campaigners claiming they are being "shut out" of schools.

High needs fund 'not enough' to meet rising SEND demand, warns heads union

News

Friday, May 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Funding for pupils with complex needs is insufficient to meet a dramatic rise in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), head teachers have warned.

Ofsted pledges action to stop schools 'off-rolling' challenging pupils

News

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has promised to get tough on the practice of "off-rolling" where schools encourage challenging pupils to leave without officially excluding them.

SEND cuts 'put children at greater risk of exclusion'

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

| CYP Now

Cuts to special education needs and disabilities (SEND) support in schools are worsening, leaving children at greater risk of being permanently excluded, a teaching union has warned.

Education system needs better alternatives

Opinion

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The education select committee's inquiry into alternative provision in education is part of its stated commitment to social justice. This is a social justice issue.

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

News

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

| CYP Now

Education secretary Damien Hinds wants schools that are successfully dealing with challenging pupils to be central to efforts to tackle high exclusion rates across England.

Ofsted announces crackdown on school exclusion 'hot spots'

News

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to write to more than 100 head teachers across eight exclusion "hot spots", to raise concerns about the high number of pupils being removed from schools in their area.

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in Medway

News

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Health, education and council chiefs in Medway have been criticised by inspectors for failing to work together to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Longfield calls for action to tackle informal exclusions

News

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for England has pledged to push for action to address rising numbers of vulnerable children being informally excluded by schools.

Train teachers on exclusion to spread best practice, think-tank urges

News

Monday, October 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The best teachers need to be encouraged to work in pupil referral units in order to give the most vulnerable children a good education and create new benchmarks for working with children at risk of exclusion, a think-tank has said.

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

News

Thursday, June 22, 2017

| CYP Now

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.

Legal Update: School attendance and holidays

Features

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the rules around school attendance and taking holidays in term time in light of a Supreme Court ruling.

Outstanding school is full of surprises

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

The Pendlebury Centre pupil referral unit in Stockport has just been awarded its fifth consecutive "outstanding" rating. Tom de Castella went to meet staff and pupils to find out how it achieves such success.

Behaviour tsar calls for 'internal inclusion units' in schools

News

Friday, March 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Government should fund schools to create internal inclusion units to offer targeted early specialist intervention for children with behavioural problems, a government adviser has said.

LGA calls for academies to be forced to take 'hard to place' pupils

News

Friday, February 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Council leaders are calling for extra powers to stop academies refusing to take on "hard to place" children who have been excluded from another school.

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Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

Government considers 'inclusivity incentives' for schools to tackle exclusions

Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told

Bullying - Evidence from Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2

Architects of SEND system criticise government progress

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

High needs fund 'not enough' to meet rising SEND demand, warns heads union

Ofsted pledges action to stop schools 'off-rolling' challenging pupils

SEND cuts 'put children at greater risk of exclusion'

Education system needs better alternatives

Education Secretary pledges action to tackle school exclusion rates

Ofsted announces crackdown on school exclusion 'hot spots'

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in Medway

Longfield calls for action to tackle informal exclusions

Train teachers on exclusion to spread best practice, think-tank urges

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

Legal Update: School attendance and holidays

Outstanding school is full of surprises

Behaviour tsar calls for 'internal inclusion units' in schools

LGA calls for academies to be forced to take 'hard to place' pupils

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