News & opinion - CDC

The latest news from Council for Disabled Children, and opinions from across the sector.

News & opinion - CDC — 1 May 2025

Preparing for adulthood and Family Help

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News & opinion - CDC — 20 Mar 2025

Family Help: Getting it right for disabled children and their families

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News & opinion - CDC — 14 Mar 2025

CDC Statement on NHS England

The decision to close NHS England marks a major change in how the NHS will meet the needs of disabled children, young people and their families. For over a decade, NHS England has played the central role in shaping how the health service meets the needs of disabled children and their families.

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News & opinion - CDC — 12 Feb 2025

Upcoming online conference: Supporting the transition to adulthood

Join us for this FREE online event on Wednesday 26 March 2025, 1:30pm- 4:45pm. This online conference is a space for managers and leaders across the children’s and adults’ sectors to share ideas and experiences of effective collaboration and innovation.

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Policy — 30 Jan 2025

A blog on the publication of the Equality Act Guide for governors and trustees

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SEND & inclusion — 4 Dec 2024

NCB and CDC response to introduction of new specialist places in mainstream schools

Amanda Allard, NCB Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children (CDC), responds to the announcement of extra funding to mainstream schools to support disabled children and children with special educational needs.

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SEND & inclusion — 4 Dec 2024

A postcard from Warsaw

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News & opinion - CDC — 27 Nov 2024

Statement on video footage from Whitefield Special School

In response to the emerging evidence of abusive practices at a London special school between 2014 and 2017, we have highlighted the need for urgent action to implement recommendations for the separate review by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

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News & opinion - CDC — 24 Oct 2024

NCB and CDC response to National Audit Office report on SEND system

Today's report from the National Audit Office concludes that England's SEND system is failing children and young people, is financially unsustainable and in urgent need of reform.

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SEND & inclusion — 9 Oct 2024

Rethinking health services for disabled children and those with special educational needs

Amanda Allard, NCB's Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children, shares her thoughts on changes the new government could make to health systems to improve the lives of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEND) and their families.

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SEND & inclusion — 7 Oct 2024

Law Commission is seeking views on disabled children’s social care law

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law and whether it meets the needs of disabled children and their families.

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SEND & inclusion — 20 Sep 2024

Disabled Children at the Table

We are calling for the government to put disabled children and young people at the heart of government policy making, backed by a step-change in investment to transform childhoods across the UK.

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