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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Councils to get 3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils

The government has promised to create 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs (Send) in mainstream schools in England. It plans to invest 3bn over the next three years, partly funded by cancelling the building of some planned free schools. Councils - who will receive the funding - have argued the money needs to be diverted to the right areas and to the people who know what is needed in their local communities.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Rename home-to-school transport' to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told

Renaming home-to-school transport as assisted travel to school aims to recalibrate expectations and reduce costly door-to-door provision, especially for pupils with SEND.
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Councils warn of 'total collapse' in special needs system

England's SEND system faces a financial and operational crisis, with rising EHCPs and council deficits projecting potential collapse without urgent reform.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Why children with Send from low-income homes face double disadvantage'

Disadvantaged children with SEND face compounded disadvantage, inconsistent bureaucracy limits EHCP access, and poorer SEND pupils achieve substantially worse GCSE outcomes.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Concern for SEND pupils as school's 1.1m in debt

Closing Calverton Primary would severely harm SEND pupils, disrupt long-term supportive relationships, and stem from a falling roll causing a £1.1m funding deficit.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is messy and uneven', says Jeremy Hunt

Children and young people are being overdiagnosed with mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, inflating SEND costs and medicalising normal uneven child development.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 months ago

London council slammed in 'damning' report on special educational needs

East London council and NHS failed children with special educational needs according to an Ofsted report, prompting a commitment to improve services.
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fromwww.ilfordrecorder.co.uk
5 months ago
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Families feel 'worn down and unheard' by Redbridge's 'ineffective' SEND provision

The current special education needs system is ineffective, causing significant frustration for families.
fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
7 months ago
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New SEND school opens in Sutton providing over 240 places

The new Carew Academy enhances specialist education access for students aged 7-19, addressing rising demands for SEND support.
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fromBusiness Matters
7 months ago

Farage condemned by charities for 'damaging' claims on overdiagnosis of children with disabilities

Farage's comments on overdiagnosis of special educational needs provoke backlash from health campaigners and charities.
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