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

Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

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.

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

| CYP Now

A third of secondary school pupils are suffering from mental health problems, a survey by Action for Children has found.

Stigma deters children from discussing mental health with teachers

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

| CYP Now

Children remain reluctant to discuss their mental health with teachers, even after school staff receive training on how best to provide support a study has found.

Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has agreed to pay compensation after it was judged to have failed to provide adequate support to a boy with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| CYP Now

A council's decision to cut more than £21m from its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budget is the latest to be challenged in court by children and their families.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

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Friday, September 28, 2018

| CYP Now

With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

Inspectors criticise lack of progress on SEND reforms

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Friday, September 14, 2018

| CYP Now

Local leaders in North East Lincolnshire have criticised for lacking a clear and coherent strategy for improving support for young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).

More children going hungry in school holidays, survey finds

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children are not getting enough food to eat over the school holidays, research has found.

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to improve children's mental health have been criticised by campaigners after it was confirmed that efforts to boost support will not be introduced countrywide for at least four years.

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

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Friday, July 20, 2018

| CYP Now

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being called on to take action to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are identified and supported earlier.

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Compulsory relationships and sex education in schools will include sessions on mental wellbeing, the government has revealed.

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| CYP Now

A group of MPs have criticised Education Secretary Damian Hinds' "unwise" decision to become personally involved in the appointment of the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

Architects of SEND system criticise government progress

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Two disability campaigners who conducted reviews of special educational needs (SEN) provision have criticised the progress of government efforts to improve the system.

SEN employment initiative set to expand

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

| CYP Now

A programme helping young people with special educational needs (SEN) into employment is set to double in size over the next three years, it has been announced.

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Pupils should be taught about meditation and a range of psychological therapies as part of a new "wellbeing GCSE" designed to improve children's mental health, academics have said.

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children with autism being excluded has risen dramatically in recent years, government data has shown, with campaigners claiming they are being "shut out" of schools.

Government announces £50m to boost school SEND facilities

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Councils will receive £50m in government funding to create more places and specialist facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) it has been announced.

DfE to scrap attainment targets for SEND pupils

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is looking to boost support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by overhauling the way they are assessed in schools.

SEN reforms: Sharp increase in number of children refused support

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of children being refused formal special educational needs (SEN) support following an assessment has more than tripled since ambitious government reforms came into effect in 2014, it has emerged.

Relationship and sexuality lessons to be compulsory in Wales from age five

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

| CYP Now

Relationship and sexuality education is to become compulsory in all schools in Wales from the age of five, it has been announced.

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

Councils poised to cut support for deaf children by £4m

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Monday, May 14, 2018

| CYP Now

More than one in three councils in England plan to reduce support for deaf children this year, figures collected by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) reveal.

DfE provides £27m to boost SEND support

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Friday, May 11, 2018

| CYP Now

Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is to receive a boost, with the Department for Education confirming three new contracts with a total value of £27m as part of efforts to improve provision.

High needs fund 'not enough' to meet rising SEND demand, warns heads union

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Friday, May 4, 2018

| CYP Now

Funding for pupils with complex needs is insufficient to meet a dramatic rise in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), head teachers have warned.

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is preparing to take action to address reported shortages of educational psychologists among some councils, it has emerged.

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

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

Stigma deters children from discussing mental health with teachers

Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

Inspectors criticise lack of progress on SEND reforms

More children going hungry in school holidays, survey finds

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

MPs slam Hinds' 'unwise' role in social mobility chief appointment

Architects of SEND system criticise government progress

SEN employment initiative set to expand

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

Schools found to be excluding increasing number of autistic children

Government announces £50m to boost school SEND facilities

DfE to scrap attainment targets for SEND pupils

SEN reforms: Sharp increase in number of children refused support

Relationship and sexuality lessons to be compulsory in Wales from age five

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

Councils poised to cut support for deaf children by £4m

DfE provides £27m to boost SEND support

High needs fund 'not enough' to meet rising SEND demand, warns heads union

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

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