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Almost all SEND appeals against council decisions upheld, figures show

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

| CYP Now

Nearly all special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunal appeals are upheld, research finds, sparking concerns around the quality of decision making by councils.

DfE orders struggling council to improve SEND services

News

Monday, August 7, 2023

| CYP Now

A local authority, which is already under government direction to improve its children’s services, has been issued a separate notice from the Department for Education over its failure to provide "adequate" support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Peers seek views on careers support for disabled young people

News

Friday, August 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A call for evidence on careers support for disabled young people leaving education has been launched by the House of Lords public services committee, as part of an ongoing inquiry.

Fund councils to better monitor home education, ADCS urges

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be funded to properly support and monitor education provided to home-schooled children, according to children’s services leaders.

Former Glasgow education director appointed to reduce school exclusions in London

News

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

An education consultant who slashed school exclusions by 90 per cent in Glasgow has been appointed to help improve accessibility to learning and reduce exclusion rates across London.

Special school develops bespoke learning plans

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Special primary school helps children overcome barriers to learning through close collaboration between therapists, teachers and learning support assistants

Government tutoring scheme could support more disadvantaged pupils, charity says

News

Friday, July 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s catch-up tutoring scheme, launched following the pandemic, “could do better” to support disadvantaged pupils, a founding partner of the scheme has warned.

Lack of access to outdoor spaces prevents play, finds research

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of parents said their children do not have a place to play near their home, according to new data.

SLC on the agenda

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Last year, the Department for Education announced a £180m support package to improve the teaching of children’s early speech, language and numeracy, along with professional development to build strong leadership skills and improve the understanding of children’s development.

Green action connects children to natural world

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people add new skills and build their confidence by learning more about the environment and becoming ‘green influencers’ in their communities.

How to repair damage caused by the pandemic to children’s development?

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

As teachers report a sharp rise in pupils struggling with speech and language difficulties, CYP Now hosts an expert panel to discuss how to tackle delays in children’s development caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

International Focus: LEGO play, worldwide

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta sets out how a LEGO play programme, developed using international evidence of what works, helps improve the speech, language and communication skills of children.

Students take charitable action to counter threat of county lines in their community

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Students from a school in Merseyside take up charitable initiatives to counter the impact of county lines and gang violence in their community.

Digital campaign boosts language outcomes

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Joint council intervention focuses on improving early language outcomes for the lowest performing pre-school age children, with low-income families specifically targeted through health visitor contact.

Supporting communication needs in the early years of childhood

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

In 2020, Public Health England published four peer-reviewed case studies of areas delivering speech, language and communication pathways in an integrated way. Here are summaries of the four successful approaches.

Speech, Language and Communication Needs: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

With pandemic disruption increasing the number of children experiencing speech and language difficulties, policymakers are stepping up early intervention efforts to address communication needs.

Inspections Clinic: Changes to school inspections

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Responding to criticism, Ofsted has announced changes to how it inspects schools, but unions say these don’t go far enough to address concerns. Jo Stephenson summarises the key measures.

Sector 'frustrated' as government delays transgender guidance for schools

News

Friday, July 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has missed its own deadline to publish guidance for schools on policies for transgender pupils, sparking concern among school leaders and LGBTQ+ charities.

MAT leader set to become Ofsted’s new chief inspector

News

Thursday, July 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The chief executive of a multi-academy trust (MAT) has been recommended by the Education Secretary to become Ofsted’s new chief inspector.

Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

News

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The proportion of councils with enough childcare in their area to meet the needs of children with disabilities during the school summer holidays is falling, a survey has found.

DfE announces increased access to Turing Scheme for disadvantaged students

News

Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

More disadvantaged students are set to benefit from the Turing Scheme in the next academic year, with two-thirds of participants coming from deprived or underrepresented backgrounds, the government has said.

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

News

Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Training early years practitioners in maths skills could reduce the attainment gap among disadvantaged young children and their peers, evaluation of a teaching programme suggests.

Fifth of pupils want access to counselling, survey finds

News

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

One in five children have asked their parents for access to a counsellor in schools, a survey has revealed.

MPs call for improved youth employment pathways amid AI fears

News

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

| CYP Now

MPs have urged the government to better prepare young people for employment in response to fears that advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) will limit future job prospects.

Ombudsman uncovers huge SEND complaints backlog in Kent

News

Monday, July 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A backlog of 170 unanswered complaints submitted to Kent County Council over delayed support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been uncovered during a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) investigation.

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