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All the latest news from across the SEND sector alongside expert comment and stories from the ground.

New Transition Guidance for Health Practitioners

News26 Feb 2016New Transition Guidance for Health PractitionersNICE have updated guidance setting out how health and care services should support young people.→News & Opinion

New SEND Contracts Worth up to £3.25 million Announced

News19 Feb 2016New SEND Contracts Worth up to £3.25 million AnnouncedContracts confirmed in areas including young offenders with SEN, workforce development and participation.→News & Opinion

Procurement of Independent Support for 2016-17

News11 Feb 2016Procurement of Independent Support for 2016-17Procurement of organisations to deliver local IS services commences.→Independent Support

Government Announces Councils to Pilot Free Childcare Expansion

News02 Feb 2016Government Announces Councils to Pilot Free Childcare ExpansionEight local authorities have been confirmed as pilot areas for 30-hour week childcare for 3-4 year olds.→News & Opinion

Government Announce £80 Million Funding

News29 Jan 2016Government Announce £80 Million FundingThe Department for Education has announced the first tranche of funding to support implementation of the SEND reforms.→News & Opinion

Parents Meet with Minister to Discuss Progress of SEND Reforms

News16 Dec 2015Parents Meet with Minister to Discuss Progress of SEND ReformsEdward Timpson meets parents at round-table event to seek their views on how the SEND reforms are being implemented.→News & Opinion

CDC Host Ofsted and CQC Consultation Event

News16 Dec 2015CDC Host Ofsted and CQC Consultation EventMaterials and presentations from the consultation event hosted by CDC on the proposed local area inspection framework.→News & Opinion

CDC Conference: Vision for 2020

Comment25 Nov 2015CDC Conference: Vision for 2020Jack Welch, Young CDC MemberJack shares his vision for 2020 and what he took away from the CDC annual conference.→News & Opinion

New Websites Help Children and Young People Understand Their Rights

News24 Nov 2015New Websites Help Children and Young People Understand Their RightsWe've developed two new websites to help children and young people understand their rights.→News & Opinion

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FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session Plan

Fact Sheet07 Mar 2019FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session PlanThe Council for Disabled Children ran a social media week on 8th April 2019. They wanted to encourage young people to…→Help & Resources

CDC Winter Digest 2019

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

Factsheet #7: Monitoring and Evaluation

Fact Sheet10 Dec 2018Factsheet #7: Monitoring and EvaluationThere are many instances of good quality children and young people (CYP)’s participation, however, it is often diffi…→Help & Resources

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East Midlands regional workshop: Exploring the building blocks of joint working to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND

14NovSEND Reforms14 Nov 2019 10:00 — 15:30East Midlands regional workshop: Exploring the building blocks of joint working to improve outcomes for children and young people with SENDThe Council for Disabled Children invites strategic managers working across education, health and social care and pare…→Our Services

London regional workshop: Using data and managing information to build tools for joint working and commissioning

26NovSEND Reforms26 Nov 2019 10:00 — 15:30London regional workshop: Using data and managing information to build tools for joint working and commissioningThe Council for Disabled Children invites strategic managers working across education, health and social care and pare…→Our Services

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Judgement on 16 and 17 year olds and their deprivation of liberty - R v D 2019

News27 Sep 2019Judgement on 16 and 17 year olds and their deprivation of liberty - R v D 2019On Thursday 26th September, the Supreme Court published a crucial judgement which relates to children and young people…→News & Opinion

Major New Government Review into SEND Launched

News06 Sep 2019Major New Government Review into SEND LaunchedThe government has today announced a major new review into support for children and young people with Special Educatio…→News & Opinion

NCB needs your feedback on SEND Information, Advice and Support Services

News10 Jul 2019NCB needs your feedback on SEND Information, Advice and Support ServicesThe National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been commissioned by the Department for Education to conduct a customer sat…→News & Opinion

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