The Department for Education is today announcing a programme of revisits to those local areas which were asked to produce a WSoA following their SEND inspections. The revisits programme is due to start in December 2018 and will run alongside the current programme of local area...
People with hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions are to be given the right to a Blue Badge. More here...
In December 2016, the Department for Education asked Dame Christine Lenehan to lead an independent review of the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential special schools and colleges. Her report ‘Good Intentions, Good Enough?’ was published in November 2017 and the...
People with the most severe, life-long conditions will no longer have to attend regular reviews for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Read more here....
Rochford Review recommendations Request for schools to trial new assessments for pupils below the standard of national curriculum tests. The government’s response to the Rochford Review consultation set out plans for two important changes for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests: For pupils engaged in subject-specific...
1. The letter to DCSs This sets out the importance of local authorities meeting the statutory deadline of 31 March 2018 for completing the transfer of all statements of SEN to EHC plans. It also explains that, from April, we will be collecting data monthly from...
