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13 May 2019
Government review on school exclusions raises alarm over high proportion of pupils with SEND affected
We are pleased to see that the government inquiry on school exclusions, led by former children’s minister Edward Tim…
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01 May 2019
CDC's joint conference puts the spotlight on discussing sex and relationship with young people with disabilities
On the 29th of March, CDC joined forces with the Sex Education Forum to bring together professionals and parents, for…
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29 Apr 2019
FLARE Social Media Week
It was FLARE’s social media week from 8-12 April, and they wanted to talk about rights, and why they are important t…
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16 Apr 2019
Nadhim Zahawi's message to CDC's Young People's Conference
Nadhim Zahawi, Children and Families Minister, recognises the fantastic work of our young people’s advisory group FL…
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10 Apr 2019
DfE Guidance on RSE: What it means for pupils with SEND
In anticipation of RSE becoming statutory in September 2020, the Department for Education (DfE) have clarified these k…
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10 Apr 2019
Peer Leadership Academy: Summer 2019
The Personalised Care Group has opened applications for participants of it’s personal development programme, for peo…
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27 Mar 2019
The Designated Clinical/Medical Officer National Event
Since the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014, CDC has worked closely with NHS England on the develop…
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14 Mar 2019
Postcard From Vienna - Philippa Stobbs
At the bi-annual meeting of the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education in October, a new project wa…
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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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05 Mar 2019
Launch of Regional Stakeholder Network
The Office for Disability Issues is seeking people to join the new Regional Stakeholder Network in 9 regional groups a…
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27 Feb 2019
DfE Update: SEN Futures
DFE have recently announced the procurement for SEN Futures - a flagship programme of research and analysis focussing…
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07 Feb 2019
Relationships and sex education: Ensuring inclusion for pupils with SEND
As part of statutory relationships and sex education, schools will need to ensure that the needs of children with SEND…
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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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