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19 Dec 2018
Ofsted annual report deems improvements slow and inconsistent - especially around SEND support
Ofsted have published their annual report on the findings from their inspections, visits and research over the past ye…
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19 Dec 2018
"We all try so hard to be understood, that sometimes we forget to be understanding."
Carys, a member of the FLARE disabled children and young people's group, blogs about running a disability awareness ra…
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17 Dec 2018
The Right Support for Every Child – Announcement from the Education Secretary
The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds has announced new measures to support children with complex needs and disabiliti…
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10 Dec 2018
Scope of government’s autism strategy review widens to include children
The government has announced that from next year children will be included in its annual review of services and suppor…
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29 Mar 2019 10:00 — 17:00
Countdown to Statutory Relationships and Sex Education Conference
The Council for Disabled Children and the Sex Education Forum
CDC and the Sex Education Forum are delighted to present their second annual conference: Countdown to Statutory RSE â…
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09 Nov 2018
CDC Autumn Digest
Our latest quarterly round-up is here.
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Toolkit and Multi-Media
31 Oct 2018
Advocacy Toolkit: The rights of disabled young people in the transition planning process
Coram Voice has updated it's toolkit for advocates, professionals and carers to support disabled children with the tra…
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15 Nov 2018 09:30 — 14:30
Transition Event - East
My Family, Our Needs
Our Assistant Director for Social Care, Caroline Bennett will be chairing this fantastic event, and our lead for Trans…
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24 Oct 2018
Case Law Update 35 – Birmingham v KF – School transport can be special educational provision within an EHC Plan in some circumstances
In this update, the Upper Tribunal decided that school transport can be special educational provision within an EHC pl…
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Summary and Guidance
24 Oct 2018
Case Law Update 34 – B and M v Cheshire East Council – When a local authority can cease to maintain an EHC Plan
In this update, the Upper Tribunal set aside a decision of the First-tier Tribunal that the local authority was entitl…
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24 Oct 2018
Case Law Update 33 – Williams v Hackney – No fixed time limit on local authority accommodating child under s 20 CA 1989
In this update, 8 children in a family were accommodated under section 20. The Supreme Court confirmed that there is n…
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24 Oct 2018
Case Law Update 32 – St Helens v TE – Relevance of a child’s views to determining school placement
In this update, the Upper Tribunal refused to overturn a decision to educate a 7 year old boy at an independent school…
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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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