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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Fundamental reforms to services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aim to transform the way support is provided and improve education and care outcomes.

Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Review discusses concerns and policy directions regarding permanency, policy shift towards adoption and how this is seen as the gold standard of permanency, despite warnings to avoid such a hierarchy.

Beyond symptom control for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: what can parents do to improve outcomes?

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

This narrative review of literature aimed to highlight the need for more quality research on the effectiveness of parenting interventions to treat ADHD and and potential alternative benefits.

Legal Update: SEND Review and green paper

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Qaisar Sheikh, head of education law and senior solicitor at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, outlines the key proposals and flaws in the government’s intended reforms to the special educational needs system.

Factors for increase in EHCPs

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The rise in education, health and care plans is partly down to better identification of needs, explains expert.

Ombudsman orders audit over SEND failings

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Cases raise concerns of ‘systemic failure’ by council and children’s services provider, writes Richard Oldershaw of the Child Law Advice Service.

The big debate: Can the SEND improvement plan create a less adversarial system?

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now hosts an expert panel to discuss whether government plans to ‘transform’ services for children with special educational needs and disabilities will create a less adversarial experience for securing support.

SEND support flaws exposed

Analysis

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Rising appeals over provision and furore over councillors’ remarks reveal wider system problems.

Parent-mediated Social Communication Therapy for Young Children with Autism

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder that affects about one per cent of children and young people, and can have a profound effect on children's social development into adulthood.

Links between SEND and offending

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

High numbers of children with SEND enter the youth justice system because of inadequate support.

SEND support for care leavers, Cornwall

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Cornwall was the first area in England to introduce health passports to help care leavers keep their medical history at hand.

Autism support centres, Essex

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Council establishes eight specialist centres in mainstream schools to teach children with autism.

Collaborative project sees young people help design their own prosthetic limbs

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Disabled young people who use prosthetic limbs have worked with technicians and clinicians to devise new products that will improve the comfort and quality of prosthetics, making their lives better.

Supported internships, Gloucestershire

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Gloucestershire Council's supported internship programme is creating first-time pathways to employment for 18- to 25-year-olds with SEND.

Outstanding school is full of surprises

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.

Lessons from SEND inspections

Analysis

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Lack of child focus and insufficient social care involvement highlighted by evaluation of area reports

Hertfordshire County Council – Local Spotlight

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Council with reputation for innovation turns its attention to improving special educational needs and disabilities services.

Local Authority Short Breaks Statements: Accessibility and Accuracy

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Analysis of statements provided by 63 local authorities in England, plus general recommendations to councils.

Digital campaign boosts language outcomes

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Joint council intervention focuses on improving early language outcomes for the lowest performing pre-school age children, with low-income families specifically targeted through health visitor contact.

Inspections Clinic: Homes for Disabled Children

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Recommendations from a review of residential provision for children with disabilities include changes to regulation to prevent safeguarding concerns being missed, reports Jo Stephenson.

Blackpool helps children with additional needs

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Group-based activities focusing on developing social and emotional skills help support children with additional needs to move into mainstream youth offer.

Inspections clinic: Physical education and SEND

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities do not always receive the right support to participate fully in PE and sport at school. Jo Stephenson looks at ways provision can be improved.

Barriers Facing Social Workers Undertaking Direct Work With Children and Young People With a Learning Disability Who Communicate Using Non-Verbal Methods

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

This study asks social workers to identify the barriers and enablers to undertaking direct work with children and young people who have learning disabilities and communicate non-verbally.

Legal Update: Disabilities and school exclusions