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26 May 2016
Making Participation Work
We have been jointly commissioned with Kids to deliver a national participation programme with disabled children and y…
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13 Jan 2021
Keyworking Pilot Schemes Case Studies
The Key Working Function has been developed as a response to the NHS England & NHS Improvement Long Term Plan (LTP…
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31 Dec 2020
Special School draft letter to families template
This template can be downloaded and edited with local information from your special school setting in order to update…
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31 Dec 2020
The return to school in January 2021
Last updated 31st December 2020 On Wednesday 30 December, in response to rapidly rising case rates due to the new,…
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14 Dec 2020
CDC National Virtual Event December 2020 - Recordings
On the 11th December 2020, CDC ran a national virual event for SEND Leads, DCO/DMOs and Commissioners from across the…
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24 Nov 2020
Ask the Minister: SEND Review Q&A
In October 2020, we asked CDC members what questions they would like to put to the Minister for Children and Families,…
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20 Nov 2020
The Department for Education has published updated guidance for for full opening of special schools and other specialist settings
The guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings has been updated today, Friday 20 Novembe…
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13 Nov 2020
The Department for Education has published updated guidance on Aerosol Generating Procedures
The Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care guidance has been updated today, Friday 13 Novem…
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26 Oct 2020
The restraint review: a blog by Dame Christine Lenehan DBE
It is with sadness and frustration that I read the CQC report ‘Out of Sight, Who Cares?’ I feel sadness because…
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23 Oct 2020
New advice for parents on Elective Home Education
On Wednesday 20 October, the Department for Education published advice for parents considering Elective Home Education…
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23 Oct 2020
Case Law Update 45 – Derbyshire v EM and DM – no absolute requirement to name a school or institution in section I of EHC Plans’
In this update the Upper Tribunal held that there was no absolute requirement that all EHC plans must specify a school…
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23 Oct 2020
Case Law Update 44 – Drexler v Leicestershire CC (CoA) – post 16 school and college transport policy lawful
In this update the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court to reject a challenge to Leicestershire Count…
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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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10 Dec 2018
Factsheet #7: Monitoring and Evaluation
There are many instances of good quality children and young people (CYP)’s participation, however, it is often diffi…
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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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05 Jan 2021
Changes to national restrictions and temporary school closures
Last updated 14th January 2021 On Monday 4th January 2021 the Prime Minister announced that England will move in…
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31 Dec 2020
The return to school in January 2021
Last updated 31st December 2020 On Wednesday 30 December, in response to rapidly rising case rates due to the new,…
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