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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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Amid a third delay of the government review of special educational needs and disability provision, experts call on policymakers to use the time to ensure plans improve co-ordination of support across the children’s system.

Transition support for students with disabilities

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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Transitions Service gives support to students on career and further education options while still in school, helping them make progress in achieving their goals.

Lockdown impact on exclusions

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Study of North West council highlights rising school absence rates post the first pandemic lockdown.

Inclusive education, Canada

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Tara Flood visited New Brunswick in 2019 to observe how schools deliver inclusive education for disabled children, more than thirty years after the Canadian province closed all of its special schools.

Legal Update: Issues SEND review must solve

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Delayed government review must improve access to good-quality support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, says the Child Law Advice Service's Richard Oldershaw.

Interview: Natalie Perera - EPI chief on what education catch up plans need to include

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Derren Hayes speaks to the chief executive of the Education Policy Institute about what the government needs to do to reverse the damage to pupils' learning as a result of the pandemic.

Standards in remote education: Inspections Clinic

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Schools and colleges have used different approaches to deliver education remotely during lockdowns, with Ofsted collating what works best to shape learning for disadvantaged pupils, writes Jo Stephenson.

Lessons for successful home schooling of children with SEND

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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The recently published research from the University of Sussex, highlights that for some children with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learning at home during the lockdowns of the past year has been a positive experience.

Commissioning: SEND provision in schools

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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School leaders and council commissioners must ensure they meet the changing needs of children with SEND, says Anne Heavey.

Lessons from SEND inspections

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Lack of child focus and insufficient social care involvement highlighted by evaluation of area reports

Charity calls for extra support for adopted children on return to school

News

Monday, May 4, 2020

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Schools will need to put in place a package of psychological and practical support for vulnerable children to help them make a smooth transition back to full-time education once the UK’s lockdown measures are eased, a leading care charity has said.

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

System links council’s education and social care data

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Visibility of children’s wider needs helps care and education staff make better decisions.

The good and the bad of SEND reforms

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Monday, August 26, 2019

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September marks five years since the Children and Families Act 2014 became law, heralding the biggest reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in a generation.

Speech and language: The 30 million word gap

Monday, July 29, 2019

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According to one influential piece of research, disadvantaged children hear 30 million fewer words than their peers. Early years expert James Hempsall explores efforts to address the language gap.

Increased demand for EHC plans exacerbates SEND funding crisis

Monday, June 24, 2019

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With funds lacking to meet families' expectations of special educational needs and disability services, parents and practitioners have pursued education, health and care plans to obtain support, worsening the cash crisis.

Bags of inspiration to improve literacy skills

Monday, April 29, 2019

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Storytelling initiative supports development of children's communication and language skills, helping to tackle early disadvantage through creative learning.

Factors for SEND funding crisis

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

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Research findings support local government calls for a 'reboot' of how SEND services are commissioned.

Supporting reading literacy, Finland

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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Globalisation and international migration have increased the number of students from immigrant backgrounds across Europe. For these students, learning the language can play a crucial role in their schoolwork, sense of inclusion in the school and integration into society.

Facilitating the Social Participation of Pupils With Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools: A Review of School Based Interventions

Research

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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This systematic review (of 35 studies) investigated school-based interventions that can facilitate the social participation of pupils with SEN in mainstream preschool and primary classrooms.

SEND support for care leavers, Cornwall