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Ombudsman criticises EHC plan shortcomings

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  • Monday, October 23, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Councils need to do better at delivering education, health and care (EHC) plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned.

Councils struggling to meet SEND deadline, ombudsman warns

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  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are struggling to transfer all children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to new education, health and care (EHC) plans by the April deadline, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned.

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.

Support for deaf children 'in crisis', study finds

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  • Monday, January 8, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Educational support for deaf children is in "complete disarray" with the number of specialist teachers falling 14 per cent since 2011 despite rising numbers of deaf children, a survey has claimed.

SEND chiefs in Durham 'ignore' children's views

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  • Friday, February 2, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Inspectors have criticised education, health and care services in Durham for ignoring the views of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the shaping of local support.

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.

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