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06 Nov 2017
'Good Intentions, Good Enough?' - reaction to Residential Special Schools Review
Comment on the Review from Dame Christine and Justine Greening MP.
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11 Feb 2021
Over £42 Million support extended for children with SEND.
Projects worth over £42 million to help raise educational standards, improve services and provide practical support t…
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05 Feb 2021
National Storytelling Week, Jonathan from FLARE
Jonathan is a member of the FLARE group, the young disabled people's advisory group to the Department for Education su…
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26 Jan 2021
Covid-19 Consultation Opportunity
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to all children and young people, and these can be particul…
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22 Jan 2021
PPE portal for special schools and post-16 institutions and consultation on 2021 exams
PPE Portal On 19 January Special Schools and Special Post-16 Institutions (SPIs) across England should have receive…
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14 Jan 2021
Looking forward for SEND: The Review, the challenges, the culture change
This morning Minister Ford gave a speech at the TES SEN virtual show, a catch up on all of the key issues in SEND and…
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13 Jan 2021
When The Invisible Becomes Visible
Amy 19, is part of FLARE and enjoys spending time with her dogs. Lexi is 2 and is an Autism Assistance Dog trained by…
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05 Jan 2021
Changes to national restrictions and temporary school closures
Last updated 14th January 2021 On Monday 4th January 2021 the Prime Minister announced that England will move in…
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31 Dec 2020
The return to school in January 2021
Last updated 31st December 2020 On Wednesday 30 December, in response to rapidly rising case rates due to the new,…
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18 Dec 2020
Test-to-return COVID-19 Testing Programme
The government is introducing coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programmes into schools and colleges from the start of 20…
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18 Dec 2020
Reflections and looking beyond 2020 - a blog by Dame Christine Lenehan
As we tie up our work and complete our ‘to do’ lists before the festive season starts, I hope you are looking forw…
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17 Dec 2020
A postcard from a virtual meeting
Phillipa Stobbs, Assistant Director, Education, Council for Disabled Children
The second biannual meeting of the European Agency in 2020 was held in the virtual environment of Teams. As with al…
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11 Feb 2021
Over £42 Million support extended for children with SEND.
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14 Jan 2021
Looking forward for SEND: The Review, the challenges, the culture change
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Changes to national restrictions and temporary school closures
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