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Legal Update: Issues SEND review must solve

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.

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.

Life after statements

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  • Tuesday, February 18, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Sweeping changes to special educational needs policy are on the horizon. Charlotte Goddard examines what the reforms will mean for the many families who currently struggle to get support.

Inspections Clinic: Residential holiday schemes

Following providers’ criticism, Ofsted has amended the inspection framework for residential schemes for disabled children to put greater emphasis on fun and the child’s experience, reports Jo Stephenson.

International Focus: Autism support, New Zealand

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  • Tuesday, June 21, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Emily Niner visited New Zealand to see how agencies there deliver post-diagnostic support to children and young people with autism, and explore what practices could be replicated by services in the UK.

Legal Update: SEND Review and green paper

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  • Wednesday, April 27, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Qaisar Sheikh, head of education law and senior solicitor at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, outlines the key proposals and flaws in the government’s intended reforms to the special educational needs system.

Outstanding school is full of surprises

The Pendlebury Centre pupil referral unit in Stockport has just been awarded its fifth consecutive "outstanding" rating. Tom de Castella went to meet staff and pupils to find out how it achieves such success.

Digital campaign boosts language outcomes

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.

WIncKS, Warwickshire

Council quality awards scheme recognises early years settings providing inclusive care for children with SEND.

BOSS reduces exclusions for children with SEND

Family Action's Behavioural Outreach Support Service in Lincolnshire employs a holistic and child-centred approach to support students displaying distressed behaviour, including those with SEND, to reduce the risk of exclusion from school.

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