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Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Figures in the early years sector have praised a government move to fit all schools and childcare settings with carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors as part of efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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.

Birmingham terminates special needs transport contract over safeguarding concerns

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has ended its contract with its transport provider for children with special needs amid concerns over safeguarding.

Teaching unions warn over impact of behaviour crackdown on children with SEND

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Plans to crack down on behaviour management in schools could have a detrimental impact on children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), responses to a government consultation suggest.

Special needs pupil misses year of school due to council blunders, ombudsman finds

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has criticised Central Bedfordshire Council for its treatment of a school boy with special educational needs who was left without education for more than a year.

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.

Increased support for SEND pupils needed to improve home education, MPs say

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Monday, July 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Greater support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and tougher measures to tackle off-rolling have been recommended by MPs to improve home education in England.

Government strategy promises improved support for autistic children

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| CYP Now

Earlier diagnosis as well as investment in children’s professional training are among measures being pledged by the government to improve support for children and young people with autism.

Funding for schools to support SEND children to increase by £780m

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Monday, July 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The amount of money provided by government to help schools support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will increase by £780m next year, the government has said.

Special school pupils 'four months behind in learning' due to pandemic

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Children in special schools are around four months behind in their education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, headteachers have warned.

SEND review ‘months away’ from publication, Vicky Ford suggests

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s review of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) may not be published for “months” due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the children’s minister has said.

Risk to clinically vulnerable children ‘forgotten’ as Covid-19 restrictions lift

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

| CYP Now

Families and professionals have accused the government of “forgetting” clinically vulnerable children as the Prime Minister announced plans to end Covid-19 restrictions in England.

Inclusive education, Canada

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

Tara Flood visited New Brunswick in 2019 to observe how schools deliver inclusive education for disabled children, more than thirty years after the Canadian province closed all of its special schools.

Millions of children missing out on vital SEND support, Sencos say

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Monday, June 28, 2021

| CYP Now

More than half of special educational needs co-ordinators (Sencos) say they are not given enough time to complete their role effectively, new research shows.

Existing weaknesses in SEND system ‘exacerbated by pandemic’, Ofsted warns

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

| CYP Now

Long standing problems in support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) “have been made even worse” by the Covid-19 crisis, Ofsted has said.

Legal Update: Issues SEND review must solve

Features

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Delayed government review must improve access to good-quality support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, says the Child Law Advice Service's Richard Oldershaw.

Children with SEND not supported at mainstream schools, Ofsted finds

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Friday, May 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at mainstream schools do not get enough support with learning and development, Ofsted has found.

DfE announces £280m SEND funding boost

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Monday, April 12, 2021

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The Department for Education has announced a £280m funding boost for local authorities to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Council left autistic boy without support for more than two years, ombudsman finds

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

| CYP Now

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised a council’s failings which led to a disabled child missing out on vital support for more than two years.

Disadvantaged children and those with SEND lost most learning in first lockdown, research shows

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

| CYP Now

Primary school pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds experienced the biggest loss of learning in the first national lockdown, new data shows.

Lessons for successful home schooling of children with SEND

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The recently published research from the University of Sussex, highlights that for some children with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learning at home during the lockdowns of the past year has been a positive experience.

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.

Commissioning: SEND provision in schools

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

School leaders and council commissioners must ensure they meet the changing needs of children with SEND, says Anne Heavey.

Emergency changes to EHC plans extended for second time

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has extended the relaxation of local authorities’ duties to provide children with support listed on education health and care (EHC) plans.

Children's minister pledges £37m SEND boost

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| CYP Now

The government has pledged £37m to support the families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

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