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Ofsted praises SEN support in Herefordshire

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

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Herefordshire County Council and local health services are working effectively to improve support for children in the area with special educational needs, an inspection has found.

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

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Speech and language campaigners have expressed "grave concerns" that the government is failing to support many children with speech, language and communications needs (SLCN), 10 years after the landmark Bercow Review on the issue.

GCSE proposals could disadvantage vulnerable pupils, fear experts

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Children's charities, education professionals and disability campaigners have raised fears that the government's proposed reforms to GCSEs in England could increase the likelihood of disadvantaged young people failing in school.

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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Deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates, prompting a charity to warn of a "lost generation".

Councils have SEND shortfall of £1.2bn, union warns

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Monday, April 15, 2019

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Councils in England have faced a £1.2bn shortfall in special needs funding over the last four years - as demand for SEND services rose by a third, the National Education Union (NEU) has warned.

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has called for local authorities to be given time to fully implement the special education needs and disability (SEND) reforms.

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

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Friday, October 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Behaviour problems experienced by disabled children are made worse by the education they receive in their early years, researchers have claimed.

Government urged to establish school intervention guidelines

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Friday, April 27, 2012

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Government should introduce protocols setting out how local authorities can intervene in failing or underperforming schools, the body representing council chief executives has said.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

School funding overhaul to hit SEN and rural pupils hardest, say council chiefs

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and those in rural areas are set to miss out under government plans to overhaul the way schools are funded, councils have warned.

SEND cuts 'put children at greater risk of exclusion'

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Cuts to special education needs and disabilities (SEND) support in schools are worsening, leaving children at greater risk of being permanently excluded, a teaching union has warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody will not benefit from plans to boost special educational needs (SEN) provision through the Children and Families Bill, it has emerged.

SEND review to be published in spring, children’s minister insists

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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The government review of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will be published by spring next year but will then face a three-month public consultation, the minister for children and families has said.

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.

Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

| CYP Now

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.

Government 'fails to improve education of young disabled people'

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Monday, June 22, 2015

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The government is failing to meet its pledge to ensure young people with disabilities can access specialist further education colleges, it has been claimed.

Cuts hit protected education services for deaf children

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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One in five councils is cutting education services for deaf children despite education budgets being ringfenced, according to the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional £4.8m has been set aside to support efforts to implement the government reforms to the special educational needs system.

Ofsted calls for action in Sefton to improve SEN support

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Friday, January 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Health and social care chiefs in Sefton have been told to take action after inspectors found "significant areas of weaknesses" in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Children's commissioner exposes extent of illegal exclusions

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| CYP Now

An average of 10 schools in every council area have sent pupils home without recording them as exclusions, England's children's commissioner has claimed.

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Ofsted praises SEN support in Herefordshire

Bercow Review: 'Grave concerns' over lack of progress on speech and language support

GCSE proposals could disadvantage vulnerable pupils, fear experts

Government 'failing deaf children' as grades fall behind hearing classmates

Councils have SEND shortfall of £1.2bn, union warns

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

School exacerbates behaviour problems of disabled children, study finds

Government urged to establish school intervention guidelines

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

School funding overhaul to hit SEN and rural pupils hardest, say council chiefs

SEND cuts 'put children at greater risk of exclusion'

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms 'exclude children in custody'

SEND review to be published in spring, children’s minister insists

Birmingham terminates special needs transport contract over safeguarding concerns

Early years settings and special schools to benefit from ventilation plan

Government 'fails to improve education of young disabled people'

Cuts hit protected education services for deaf children

DfE to spend further £4.8m supporting SEN reforms

Ofsted calls for action in Sefton to improve SEN support

Children's commissioner exposes extent of illegal exclusions

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