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Daily roundup: School exclusions, children's heart surgery and binge drinking awareness

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

A drop in the number of school exclusions, plans to end children's heart surgery in Leeds delayed and funding to tackle alcohol-related antisocial behaviour, all make the headlines today.

Quarter of councils plan cuts to deaf children's support services

News

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A quarter of councils plan to cut support for deaf children this year, an investigation by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has found.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

News

Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

News

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Young people with autism 'need legal right to educational support'

News

Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Young disabled people must be given the legal right to educational support up to the age of 25 if they are to achieve independence later in life, a charity has warned.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Public sector duties in the Equality Act 2010

Other

Monday, October 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Earlier this year, the public sector equality provisions of the Equality Act came into effect. What obligations do public sector bodies now have?

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

News

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Brighton & Hove, Lewisham and Northamptonshire councils are among 20 local authorities chosen to pilot the government's reform of special education needs and children's disability services.

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

News

Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Stoke-on-Trent council has made a U-turn on plans to cut services for deaf children following a High Court challenge by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

Good Practice: Early advice empowers families

Best Practice

Friday, September 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Project: WeSail (Wakefield Early Support, Advice, Information and Liaison)

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

News

Monday, August 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society is taking legal action against Stoke-on-Trent Council over its "reckless" cuts to educational support for deaf children.

Cable & Wireless Foundation

Funding

Friday, July 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding to improve the lives of those with disabilities or special educational needs through communications expertise

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

News

Friday, July 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is seeking councils and primary care trusts (PCTs) to road test proposals outlined in its special educational needs (SEN) green paper.

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

News

Monday, June 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost half of all children with autism wait for more than a year for appropriate educational support, a report by the National Autistic Society (NAS) has found.

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

News

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Kent County Council has suspended a member of staff amid allegations that council staff mocked disabled children who were applying for school bus passes.

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

News

Friday, March 25, 2011

| CYP Now

New ways of teaching must be developed to help schools cope with an influx of children with complex special needs, a report by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) has warned.

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Statements of special educational needs (SEN) are set to be scrapped and replaced with a single assessment that will cover children's education, health and social care needs, in an attempt to reduce the number of children placed on the SEN register.

Personal budgets will test local authorities

Other

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

With personal budgets set to give families more power to manage specialist support, councils need to act fast to adapt their services.

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

News

Monday, February 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has cut 7.5m from research projects evaluating everything from academy schools to services for disabled children, an investigation by the Radical Statistics Group has revealed.

Health visitors 'will help joint working in SEN services'

News

Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Newly recruited health visitors will be key to government plans to join-up services for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, a senior civil servant has revealed.

Children Today

Funding

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding to provide disabled children and young people with specialist equipment that will improve their quality of life

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Daily roundup: School exclusions, children's heart surgery and binge drinking awareness

Quarter of councils plan cuts to deaf children's support services

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Young people with autism 'need legal right to educational support'

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Public sector duties in the Equality Act 2010

SEN and disability reform pathfinders revealed

Council forced to U-turn on cuts to deaf children's services

Good Practice: Early advice empowers families

Council faces legal challenge over plan to axe deaf children's support

Cable & Wireless Foundation

Government on the hunt for councils to pilot SEN proposals

Children with autism face year-long wait for education support

Kent suspends staff member over 'mocking disabled children'

Unprecedented rise in special needs calls for new ways of teaching, warns schools trust

SEN statements to be replaced with joined-up education, health and social care support

Personal budgets will test local authorities

DfE cuts to research evaluations spark concern

Health visitors 'will help joint working in SEN services'

Children Today

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