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28 May 2019
Study identifies factors behind successful transition of young people with long term health conditions
A major national study coordinated in the North East has recommended a number of improvements which would place young…
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24 May 2019
System continues to fail to meet the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and or autism
This week, three reports (The Children’s Commissioner, CQC and LeDeR) and the Panorama programme have exposed the sh…
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22 May 2019
New report on children with learning disabilities or autism living in mental health hospitals
The Children's Commissioner's report on children with learning disabilities or autism living in mental health hospital…
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20 May 2019
Amendment to the Mental Capacity Act becomes law
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act On 16th May 2019 the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act gained Royal Assent, follo…
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02 May 2019
CDC Spring Digest 2019
Welcome to your CDC Spring Digest. A snapshot of this quarter's digest: Successful conferences on a wide ra…
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15 Apr 2019
Developing an integrated neurodevelopmental pathway for children and young people
Why is an integrated approach important? We know that, for children and young people with complex needs, what works…
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Summary and Guidance
13 Mar 2019
Language guide challenges care system jargon
"What are peers?", "What are neets?" and "Why do social workers call my home a placement?" are among the questions fla…
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12 Mar 2019
Review reveals disparity between London’s Post-16 SEND provision
A research project commissioned by the Mayor of London and the Department for Education (DfE) has been published by Mi…
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12 Mar 2019
London Post-16 SEND Review
This report from Mime summarises the outcomes of a London-wide review to identify the post-16 SEND education supply ga…
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Summary and Guidance
07 Mar 2019
A quick guide for mental health practitioners supporting young people
Improving young people’s experiences in transition to and from inpatient mental health settings. Transitions into…
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07 Feb 2019
Case Law Update 38 – MIV v Newham – No breach of human rights in accommodation provided to disabled child
In this update The High Court rejected a claim that a failure to provide suitable accommodation to a disabled child br…
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07 Feb 2019
Case Law Update 37 – RB v Calderdale – When an EHC needs assessment is required
In this update the Upper Tribunal reversed a decision of the First-tier Tribunal and ordered a local authority to carr…
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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
Welcome to your CDC winter Digest. A snapshot of this quarter's digest: CDC's conference on getting relatio…
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Factsheet #7: Monitoring and Evaluation
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26 Mar 2021
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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