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Ofsted criticises 'delusional leaders' for SEND failures

Monday, July 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious concerns have been raised about the quality of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bury, with inspectors warning that progress has been hampered because of complacent leadership.

Ofsted highlights concerns over joint commissioning of SEND support

News

Monday, July 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have raised concerns about the joint commissioning of support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in two separate local authority areas.

Inspectors praise multi-agency SEND collaboration

News

Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Barking and Dagenham are being boosted by effective partnership work, an inspection has found.

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

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

| CYP Now

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.

SEN pupils to bear the brunt of school cutbacks, say London head teachers

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Monday, June 26, 2017

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Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) will be hit hardest by funding cuts in schools, according to a survey of around 400 London head teachers.

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Cambridgeshire through counselling have been praised by inspectors, after the move contributed to a reduction in school exclusions.

Charity backs overhaul of SEND system

News

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity has said an overhaul of support for children with special educational needs is necessary because changes currently being implemented are restricting access to support for young people.

Children in care attainment tool

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

How a resource analysing education progress for looked-after children could "revolutionise" support.

Outstanding school is full of surprises

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

The Pendlebury Centre pupil referral unit in Stockport has just been awarded its fifth consecutive "outstanding" rating. Tom de Castella went to meet staff and pupils to find out how it achieves such success.

ADCS president calls for greater education role for local authorities

News

Friday, April 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils need to bolster their role in shaping local education to ensure schools are supporting their areas' most vulnerable children, new Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison Michalska has said.

Are schools funding plans fair?

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Government proposals to revise the formula used to decide school funding is meant to move money to more deprived areas, but critics say changes place too much emphasis on pupils with additional needs.

Timpson announces £215m to improve school SEND facilities

News

Monday, March 6, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils are set to receive a slice of funding worth £215m to create more school places and improve facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), it has been announced.

Why school funding reforms will hit support for vulnerable pupils

Analysis

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Much has already been said about the new National Schools Funding Formula, but one aspect of the reform has not had quite so much attention - the new central school services block.