News & opinion - CDC

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

SEND & inclusion — 10 Jul 2026

CDC responds to ITV News report exposing deliberate delays in access to SEND services

System pressures cannot excuse poor practice or disrespect toward families and work is needed to rebuild trust between families and local services.

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News & opinion - CDC — 24 Jun 2026

CDC welcomes DfE's announcement of new guidance around inclusion.

'There is still much to do, but this is an important step towards creating settings that can welcome, support and enable all children to thrive', says CDC Director Amanda Allard.

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SEND & inclusion — 9 Jun 2026

A Postcard from Larnaca

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SEND & inclusion — 20 May 2026

SEND reforms will see mainstream teachers working more closely with specialist services and practitioners

'Every Child Achieving and Thriving' emphasises the central role that inclusion within mainstream education will be expected to play. What do we know so far, and how will the 'Experts at Hand' model of specialist support for mainstream schools work?

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News & opinion - CDC — 27 Feb 2026

SEND reform and the role of social care

As the government consults on its plans for SEND reform, connection must be made with children’s social care reforms already underway.

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Policy — 20 Feb 2026

Schools White Paper: Not the end of the journey, but a critically important landmark

Following the publication of the White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, the Council for Disabled Children, part of the National Children's Bureau family, is pleased to see the scale of the government's vision and commitment of resources for children and young people with additional needs and their families.

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News & opinion - CDC — 11 Feb 2026

CDC welcomes Govt announcement of new 'inclusion bases' in schools

Alongside the new Education Estates Strategy, the Government has announced new inclusion bases to support students with additional needs. The new inclusion bases will replace SEN units, resourced provisions, and pupil support units.

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News & opinion - CDC — 21 Jan 2026

SEND - a system in crisis or one that is finally able to articulate its challenges?

Amanda Allard, Director of the Council for Disabled Children, looks ahead to the planned SEND reforms expected in the Schools White Paper and invites nominations for the 2026 SEND Awards.

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SEND & inclusion — 12 Dec 2025

Response to child safeguarding review at London secondary school

The findings of a review of safeguarding practices at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy will resonate painfully with too many parents across the country whose children have had similar experiences.

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SEND & inclusion — 5 Dec 2025

A postcard from Bratislava

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SEND & inclusion — 2 Dec 2025

Embedding the disability duties in schools

This week CDC is publishing a webinar for schools on the disability duties in the Equality Act.

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News & opinion - CDC — 25 Nov 2025

Disability History Month: turning back the clock to the 1970s

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