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Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

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  • Friday, February 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Special educational needs (SEN) campaigners are calling for an urgent overhaul of police training, after the Court of Appeal ruled that officers breached the human rights of a young autistic boy when they restrained him.

Government criticised for 'unfair' SEN funding proposals

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  • 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.

Daily roundup: school places, charity funding, and child poverty

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  • Wednesday, July 24, 2013
  • | CYP Now
There will be a shortfall of 120,000 primary school places by September warns Labour, nearly one in ten charities fear they will have closed within five years, and a growth in child poverty has forced Leeds council to review support services, all in the news today.

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

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  • Thursday, March 29, 2018
  • | CYP Now
The vast majority of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have been transferred onto new education, health and care (EHC) plans ahead of this weekend's deadline, although thousands are still waiting, government figures show.

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