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09 Jul 2020
Ofsted and CQC to support local areas to prioritise and meet the needs of children and young people with SEND
Today, Ofsted announced that visits to local areas in autumn will focus on offering support to strengthen Special Educ…
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09 Jul 2020
EHCP E-learning resources
Below are the case studies of Sam and Ellie from the ECHP workbook, and the Learning Log.
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30 Jun 2020
Links to workshop recordings from the SEND Leads and Children's Health Commissioners event 23/06/2020
Please find links below to the YouTube video recordings of the workshops from the SEND Leads and Children's Health Com…
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16 Jun 2020
Disabled Children's Partnership publishes report on life in lockdown
In a report published today, Tuesday 16 June 2020, the Disabled Children’s Partnership – of which CDC is a member,…
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12 Jun 2020
Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes new report on the detention of young people with Learning Difficulties
Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes stark report on the detention of young people who are autistic and/or have l…
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03 Jun 2020
FLARE's Top Tips For Professionals
FLARE, the young people’s advisory group supported by the Council for Disabled Children, are a group of 13 - 25 year…
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03 Jun 2020
Top tips for preparing your child to return to school - RCOT resource
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists have produced this top tips guide to help parent carers prepare their chi…
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30 Apr 2020
Joint Ministerial Letter
A joint ministerial letter has been published today from Minister Ford, Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Chi…
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30 Apr 2020
Temporary changes to the law on Education, Health and Care needs assessments and plans
The government has today announced temporary changes to the law on Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments…
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24 Apr 2020
Frequently Asked Questions - Issue 2
FAQ - SEND support during the Coronavirus pandemic Please click here to download the latest in the series of weekly…
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24 Apr 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ - SEND support during the Coronavirus pandemic Please scroll to the bottom of this page to download the latest…
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16 Apr 2020
Guidance and Advice on Coronavirus: Learning Disability and Autism Focus
This document brings together different advice from GOV.UK and the NHS. A full list of documents used in this advice c…
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07 Mar 2019
FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session Plan
The Council for Disabled Children ran a social media week on 8th April 2019. They wanted to encourage young people to…
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05 Feb 2019
CDC Winter Digest 2019
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A blog from Dame Christine Lenehan
On the Roundtable with Minister Ford - A Covid Recovery Plan and the SEND Review As part of our DFE Strategic R…
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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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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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