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Inspectors criticise SEND failures in Bedford

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  • Tuesday, April 3, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Health and council chiefs in Bedford have been criticised by Ofsted for their failure to work together to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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.

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.

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.

Parents 'lose trust' in council over SEND failings

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  • Tuesday, January 16, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Health, education and care chiefs in Lancashire have been strongly criticised by inspectors for a raft of failings in their support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Councils to probe state of SEND system

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  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Councils are set to investigate the state of the system for providing support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) to see if it can be improved.

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.

DfE announces further £45m for SEND reforms

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  • Friday, December 1, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Councils will be provided with a further £45m in funding to ensure they can meet the looming deadline for overhauling support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the Department for Education has said.

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