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London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

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Monday, June 12, 2023

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Schools that have been graded “inadequate” by Ofsted due to concerns over safeguarding will be reinspected within three months of the initial visit, the inspectorate has announced as part of a series of changes to its work.

Call to improve benefits for young carers in full time education

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

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Young carers are being forced to choose between receiving benefits and being in full time education, charities are warning.

Narrowing attainment gap to pre-pandemic levels 'could take a decade’

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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The gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers may not return to pre-pandemic levels for a decade, the government has told MPs.

School exclusions and suspensions damage children’s mental health, inquiry finds

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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Punitive approaches to behaviour management in schools, including exclusions, suspensions and parental fines for non-attendance, are damaging to children’s mental health, a year-long inquiry has concluded.

Ministers urged to reform bursaries for social work students

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

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The government is being urged to increase financial support for social work students in England amid claims that just one in six people currently benefit from bursaries.

Ministers to double planned funding for tutoring scheme

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Ministers have announced plans to double previously allocated funding for it's National Tutoring Programme (NTP), making £150m available to schools for the next academic year.

Hundreds of children in care missing from school, de Souza warns

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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More than a thousand vulnerable children in the care system are missing from education and “at risk of becoming invisible” to support services, a new report from the children’s commissioner for England, the children's commissioner for England has warned.

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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More than a third of schools which took part in the the first year of an inclusive sports programme saw an increase in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) achieving an hour of daily exercise, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

Children's services leaders renew calls for EHE register

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Monday, May 22, 2023

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Local authority leaders are calling for an elective home education (EHE) register, after latest Department for Education figures revealed that more than 100,000 children were estimated to be home schooled during the last academic year.

Children’s minister to face questions over SEND reform delivery

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Monday, May 22, 2023

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The government’s minister for children, families and wellbeing is set to come under fire from MPs over the Department for Education’s “lack of urgency” in implementing reforms to services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Commissioner hails ‘welcome’ progress in Birmingham’s struggling SEND services

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Monday, May 22, 2023

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Struggling services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Birmingham have seen some “significant and welcome areas of progress”, the second report by a commissioner appointed to oversee improvements at the local authority finds.

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to plough £4m into improving support for children with special educational needs (SEN), who are at a greater risk of crime than their peers.

Delays and lack of advice blight SEND support for children in Nottinghamshire

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Failings in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Nottinghamshire are “widespread” and need to be tackled “urgently”, inspectors have warned.

Research reveals benefits of high-quality careers education

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Monday, May 15, 2023

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Schools that achieve the highest standards for careers advice and guidance significantly reduces the chances of their students going on to be not in education, employment or training (NEET), latest analysis shows.

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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A new podcast aimed at professionals working with children with special educational needs and disabilities provides practical insights, tips and discussion around practice within the sector.

Exclusion prevention organisation announces closure

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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A youth organisation working with children at risk of school exclusion has closed due to "increasingly fierce" competition for charity funding, its founder has said.

Ombudsman criticises council handling of disabled boy’s school transport

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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Leicestershire County Council has agreed to refund a mother’s school transport costs for her disabled son, after an ombudsman investigation found faults in how the council handled her application and subsequent appeal.

Head teachers report surge in teaching assistant cuts

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Almost two thirds of school leaders are having to cut teaching assistant roles, a survey has revealed.

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Early years leaders have called for a new inquiry into Ofsted’s school inspections to be expanded to include the sector.

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

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Monday, April 24, 2023

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Ofsted is considering changes to support schools which have been rated “inadequate” due to failures in safeguarding but have performed well elsewhere, the inspectorate’s chief inspector has said.

Most teachers seeing increase in safeguarding referrals

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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The majority of teachers are seeing an increase in the number of safeguarding referrals related to children facing abuse and neglect.

Education trust supports children to understand cost-of-living crisis

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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An education trust’s effort to increase the use of renewable energy as living costs rise is helping pupils to understand the need for cost-cutting at home, its chief executive has said.

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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Teachers are concerned over a lack of access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in schools, with 92 per cent saying their school either has not enough or no access to provision.

Inspector quits Ofsted over headteacher’s death

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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An Ofsted inspector has resigned following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life earlier this year after her school was downgraded by the inspectorate from “outstanding” to “inadequate”.

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London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Call to improve benefits for young carers in full time education

Narrowing attainment gap to pre-pandemic levels 'could take a decade’

School exclusions and suspensions damage children’s mental health, inquiry finds

Ministers urged to reform bursaries for social work students

Ministers to double planned funding for tutoring scheme

Hundreds of children in care missing from school, de Souza warns

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

Children's services leaders renew calls for EHE register

Children’s minister to face questions over SEND reform delivery

Commissioner hails ‘welcome’ progress in Birmingham’s struggling SEND services

London mayor pledges £4m to improve speech and language support

Delays and lack of advice blight SEND support for children in Nottinghamshire

Research reveals benefits of high-quality careers education

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

Exclusion prevention organisation announces closure

Ombudsman criticises council handling of disabled boy’s school transport

Head teachers report surge in teaching assistant cuts

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

Most teachers seeing increase in safeguarding referrals

Education trust supports children to understand cost-of-living crisis

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

Inspector quits Ofsted over headteacher’s death

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