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Funding cuts hit school SEN provision

    News
  • Thursday, June 2, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Local authority funding cuts are reducing the level of support schools are able to offer to children with special educational needs (SEN), a poll of school leaders has found.

SEN reforms: Fewer than one in five children transferred

    News
  • Thursday, May 26, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Fewer than one in five children with special educational needs (SEN) have been successfully transferred onto an education, health and care (EHC) plan as part of government efforts to transform the system, it has emerged.

Labour launches review of SEN provision

    News
  • 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.

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.

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.

Better speech and language services

    Other
  • Tuesday, March 15, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Speech and language services ensure children keep up with their learning, but cuts have hit provision hard. Joe Lepper looks at how some councils and partners are managing to deliver successful services.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

    Other
  • Monday, September 28, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

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