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10 Nov 2020
Minister Ford publishes open letter to all children and young people with SEND and their families
Vicky Ford, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, has published an open letter to all…
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05 Nov 2020
Family Support
This page is regularly updated with the latest guidance and advice that aims to support children, young people and the…
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03 Nov 2020
New National Restrictions in place from 5th November
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on new national restrictions in England from 5th of November new guidanc…
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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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12 Oct 2020
Winter planning: Support to children and families
Viv Bennett, Chief Public Health Nurse and Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England to Directors of Nursing, have p…
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07 Oct 2020
Together for Short Lives publish new report on the impact of short breaks for respite for seriously ill children
In a report published today, Wednesday 7 October, Together for Short Lives– a CDC member, evidences the positive imp…
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02 Oct 2020
FLARE Recruitment:12-15 year olds
The Council for Disabled Children are looking for disabled young people and young people with special educational need…
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30 Sep 2020
Anxiety, young people and travelling on public transport
Hannah, from FLARE, writes about young people with special educational needs and disabilities experiences on public tr…
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29 Sep 2020
New CDC E-learning course: Holistic Outcomes in EHC Plans
To complete the free e-learning course please click here. CDC is delighted to announce the launch of our Holistic O…
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28 Sep 2020
A Postcard from Home
Philippa Stobbs, Assistant Director, Education, Council for Disabled Children
Say ‘social isolation’ and we immediately think about the impact of COVID and the lockdown: it is raised as an iss…
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17 Sep 2020
Coronavirus Spotlight: five lessons learnt so far
Tom Quilter, Senior Development Officer - Information, Advice and Support, reflects on how the work of those supportin…
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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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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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