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EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

Friday, July 26, 2024

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Just 49% of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were produced within the 20-week statutory limit in 2022, with families "begging" councils for help, a report has revealed.

Three quarters of London boroughs sign up to charter to tackle lost learning

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Friday, July 26, 2024

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More than three quarters of London boroughs have now signed up to an inclusive education charter designed by Sadiq Khan’s violence reduction unit (VRU).

Attainment for children with SEND ‘has not improved over last decade’

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms a decade ago, despite an increase in investment of £4bn, new research shows.

SEND complaints dominating a quarter of ombudsman’s casework

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

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The majority of cases dealt with by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) are linked to complaints about services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Government announces new skills and development body

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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The government has announced a new skills body set to be introduced to support those not in education, employment or training (NEET) after the age of 16.

DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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The Department for Education has “limited evidence” on how well more than £4 billion worth of funding is being spent on initiatives designed to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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The Department for Education has confirmed the responsibilities of its ministers.

SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

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Monday, July 22, 2024

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Barriers faced by disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools will be central to a government-commissioned review of the school curriculum.

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

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Friday, July 19, 2024

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Children with disabilities are among those set to be most adversely impacted by a reduction in holiday childcare places this summer.

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

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Ofsted’s chief inspector has hinted that the removal of the inspectorate’s one-word judgments could be announced “within weeks”.

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Legislation designed to improve children’s wellbeing is among government plans laid out by Charles III in his first King’s Speech under a Labour government.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

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Disadvantaged reception-aged children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are academically further behind their non-disadvantaged peers than at any other time on record, according to a new report.

Hundreds of organisations pressure Labour to overturn draft RSHE guidance

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Friday, July 12, 2024

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Children's charities and teaching unions are among hundreds of organisations calling for a “fresh start and a new review” of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE).

Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

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Vulnerable older teenagers could become “disengaged” from education, training and work opportunities without the continued help of a lead support worker, a report has found.

Former Covid education recovery tsar returns to DfE

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Sir Kevan Collins, the former Covid education recovery tsar who quit in a row over the previous government’s “half-hearted” plan to boost post-pandemic learning, has returned to the Department for Education as an advisor.

Phillipson prioritises children's social care reform

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Monday, July 8, 2024

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New Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has highlighted children’s social care and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as key issues she plans to prioritise.

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

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Friday, July 5, 2024

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Bridget Phillipson has been named as Education Secretary in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new cabinet.

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

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As voters across the UK go to the polls, children’s sector leaders and campaigners are strengthening calls for the next government to focus on young people.

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl has announced he is to retire as executive chair of the Sutton Trust, the social mobility charity he founded 25 years ago.

Council launches consultation on cost-cutting changes to SEND transport offer

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Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Leeds City Council has launched a public consultation on changes to its home-to-school transport offer for older teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in a bid to alleviate pressure on the local authority's budget.

Young people call for stronger political education to underpin votes at 16 pledges

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Monday, July 1, 2024

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Young people have called for stronger political education to be offered in schools amid the general election campaign, during which two major parties have pledged to lower the voting age to 16.

Lack of school readiness by reception linked to persistent absenteeism, say researchers

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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Children who are not classed as "school ready" by the time they start reception are more likely to be persistently absent in later years, research finds.

Pilot launches to warn pupils about violence and harassment against girls

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

| CYP Now

A school pilot scheme is launching in Tameside to challenge violence and harassment against girls.

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on early years provision is set to increase by almost half this year while children’s social care costs could see a real-terms increase of 11%, according to government data.

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EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

Three quarters of London boroughs sign up to charter to tackle lost learning

Attainment for children with SEND ‘has not improved over last decade’

SEND complaints dominating a quarter of ombudsman’s casework

Government announces new skills and development body

DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

Hundreds of organisations pressure Labour to overturn draft RSHE guidance

Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds

Former Covid education recovery tsar returns to DfE

Phillipson prioritises children's social care reform

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

Council launches consultation on cost-cutting changes to SEND transport offer

Young people call for stronger political education to underpin votes at 16 pledges

Lack of school readiness by reception linked to persistent absenteeism, say researchers

Pilot launches to warn pupils about violence and harassment against girls

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

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