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March 25, 2020

Children’s charities issue joint statement on coronavirus emergency

Charities ask the government to guarantee that no child is left without a safety net.
October 6, 2019

Complaints about special educational needs system 'at an alarming level'

Children with special educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to support them, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
September 12, 2019

NAO report on support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England

Evidence suggests that pupils with SEND are more likely to experience off-rolling – where schools encourage parents to remove a child primarily for the school’s benefit – than other pupils.
July 25, 2019

National Education Union responds to Boris Johnson's education pledge

The NEU says there is no mention of the crisis in special needs education in Johnson's school funding plan and there is no mention of the pensions black hole that will add £1.5 billion to school costs.
July 3, 2019

One in three councils fear funding for legal duties will run out within three years

Between 2010 and 2020, councils will have lost 60p out of every £1 they had from central government to run local services.
June 12, 2019

Too many children missing out on speech and language help, says Children's Commissioner

Children with poor vocabulary skills are twice as likely to be unemployed when they grow up, and over 60 per cent of children in Young Offender Institutions have communication difficulties.
February 3, 2019

Family of autistic child calls for tighter regulation of specialist schools

The family of an autistic child who had a spit-hood used on him at a school for children with special educational needs, has called for better regulation of specialist schools following the settlement of a legal claim on behalf of their son.
January 28, 2019

League tables 'punish and reward wrong schools', new analysis shows

Secondary school league tables "punish and reward the wrong schools" by failing to take pupil background into account, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
December 17, 2018

Councils call for emergency injection of special needs funding

An 'emergency injection' of funding is needed to prop up support for children with special educational needs and disabilities, council leaders say.
October 26, 2018

Future of maintained nurseries at risk, says LGA

Government funding for maintained nurseries is set to end in 2019/20.