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Timpson confident new SEN system will start on time

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has said he is confident that local authorities will have the new special educational needs assessment and support systems in place by the 1 September target date.

Education and childcare reforms come into effect

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

A host of flagship government initiatives covering early years and education settings and professionals come into effect from today (1 September).

Government unveils £500,000 scholarship programme for school support staff

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Hundreds of school staff are to benefit from degree-level training in supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, as part of a £500,000 government scholarship programme.

Quarter of councils plan cuts to deaf children's support services

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A quarter of councils plan to cut support for deaf children this year, an investigation by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has found.

Inspectors praise multi-agency SEND collaboration

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Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Barking and Dagenham are being boosted by effective partnership work, an inspection has found.

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

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Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Stoke-on-Trent council has made a U-turn on plans to cut services for deaf children following a High Court challenge by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Nasen has named the strategic director of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) as its new chief executive.

Manchester Council ordered to review alternative education policy

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Monday, August 23, 2021

| CYP Now

The way alternative education in Manchester is provided will be reviewed after the local government and social care ombudsman raised concerns about the treatment of a boy with learning and behavioural difficulties.

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

| CYP Now

Council and college leaders are calling for a “radical shake up” of the support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive in further education.

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Statements of special educational needs (SEN) are set to be scrapped and replaced with a single assessment that will cover children's education, health and social care needs, in an attempt to reduce the number of children placed on the SEN register.

Councils divert two-year-old childcare money to fund SEN

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are using funding that is intended to provide childcare for two-year-olds to top up special educational needs budgets, CYP Now has discovered.

Teachers reveal dyslexia training gap

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Three-quarters of teachers believe they were poorly prepared for supporting dyslexic children in their first job, according to research by the charity Driver Youth Trust.

Funding and lack of inclusivity 'risks Olympic legacy'

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Monday, July 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Improvements to the health and wellbeing of children and young people as a result of the London 2012 Olympic Games risk being squandered due to government policies on school sport, a group of MPs warns.

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.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

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Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

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Timpson confident new SEN system will start on time

Education and childcare reforms come into effect

Government unveils £500,000 scholarship programme for school support staff

Quarter of councils plan cuts to deaf children's support services

Inspectors praise multi-agency SEND collaboration

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

Annamarie Hassall named as Nasen’s new chief

Manchester Council ordered to review alternative education policy

Council and college leaders call for 'radical shake-up' of SEND support in further education

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

Councils divert two-year-old childcare money to fund SEN

Teachers reveal dyslexia training gap

Funding and lack of inclusivity 'risks Olympic legacy'

One in three areas fail children with special needs

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

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