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ADCS vice president: School transport costs 'cannot be justified'

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Statutory requirements on council provision of home-to-school transport should be reviewed, with current spending of £1bn a year "unjustifiable" in light of ongoing cuts to early help services, the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Daily roundup: Disability payments, Youth Work Week and SEN support in Bromley

Other

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Fears that the new disability payment system could hamper independent living for young people, MPs urged to spend time with local youth workers, and Bromley berated over delays in SEN support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Other

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board cool on plans to close young adult prisons; consultation launched on future of youth services in Wiltshire; and youth homeless charity receives cash boost, all in the news today.

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

A new round of government funding through the Delivering Differently for Young People programme will aim to help more local authorities develop effective models of providing youth services at a reduced cost

Ofsted praises SEN support in Herefordshire

News

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

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.

GCSE proposals could disadvantage vulnerable pupils, fear experts

News

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Other

Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Safeguarding, school security, and children in care

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners warn over risk to children of drug addict parents; school security concerns raised after teacher death; and Norfolk Council struggles to reduce looked-after children numbers, all in the news today.

Councils 'need time' to deliver SEN reforms

News

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.