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CDC Director receives Damehood in Queen's Birthday Honours List

News11 Jun 2016CDC Director receives Damehood in Queen's Birthday Honours ListCDCWe are delighted to announce that Christine Lenehan, Director of CDC, has been honoured with a Damehood.→News & Opinion

Children and Social Work Bill announced

News20 May 2016Children and Social Work Bill announcedThe Bill sets outs a new system regulating social care professionals to improve practice & standards.→News & Opinion

New Apprenticeship Taskforce Announced

News11 May 2016New Apprenticeship Taskforce AnnouncedGovernment announce taskforce to improve accessibility of apprenticeships for people with learning disabilities.→News & Opinion

Ofsted and CQC publish SEND Inspection Framework and Guidance

News29 Apr 2016Ofsted and CQC publish SEND Inspection Framework and GuidanceLocal areas will be able to evaluate their practice in fulfilling their duties to disabled children & young people.→News & Opinion

Expert parent training programme now extended

News14 Apr 2016Expert parent training programme now extendedWe're pleased to announce we've been awarded funding to adapt and deliver the Expert Parent Programme→News & Opinion

SEND Leadership Programme - open for applications

News11 Apr 2016SEND Leadership Programme - open for applicationsSEND managers with partner roles are invited to apply→News & Opinion

New Consultation on 30-hour Free Childcare Offer

News04 Apr 2016New Consultation on 30-hour Free Childcare OfferGovernment launch consultation on how the 30-hour free childcare offer will work in practice.→News & Opinion

£200m announced for the Social Care Innovation Programme

News04 Apr 2016£200m announced for the Social Care Innovation ProgrammeWork on improving and innovating social care for vulnerable children is set to continue for the next 4 years→News & Opinion

DfE Publish their 5 Year Vision for Education

News17 Mar 2016DfE Publish their 5 Year Vision for EducationWhite Paper 'Educational Excellence Everywhere' sets out a new plan for schools.→News & Opinion

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CDC Winter Digest

Report05 Feb 2019CDC Winter DigestWelcome to your CDC winter Digest. A snapshot of this quarter's digest: CDC's conference on getting relatio…→Help & Resources

Factsheet #6: Developing a Supportive Environment

Training and E-Learning21 Sep 2018Factsheet #6: Developing a Supportive EnvironmentFor children and young people with SEND to reach their full potential, they need effective, flexible support in a wide…→Help & Resources

CDC Digest - Summer 2018

Report26 Jul 2018CDC Digest - Summer 2018Our latest quarterly round-up is here.→Help & Resources

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Making Participation Work: Young People's Conference

17AprParticipation17 Apr 2019 10:00Making Participation Work: Young People's ConferenceThe Making Participation Work programme, funded by the Department for Education and jointly delivered by the Council f…→Our Services

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Transition in the NHS Long Term Plan

Comment11 Jan 2019Transition in the NHS Long Term PlanOur lead for transition, Catherine Goodall describes here her initial thoughts on the NHS Long Term Plan. The trans…→Transition Information Network

The Right Support for Every Child – Announcement from the Education Secretary

News17 Dec 2018The Right Support for Every Child – Announcement from the Education SecretaryThe Education Secretary, Damian Hinds has announced new measures to support children with complex needs and disabiliti…→News & Opinion

Scope of government’s autism strategy review widens to include children

News10 Dec 2018Scope of government’s autism strategy review widens to include children The government has announced that from next year children will be included in its annual review of services and suppor…→News & Opinion

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