As you will have heard on the news there has been quite a lot of press about Universal Credit and how families with a disabled child /young person can be disadvantaged. Contact have just updated their guide - click here to view a copy....
The SEND Code of Practice 0 - 25 years Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with COVID-19 updates. Schools, colleges and children's services - Link below for further information Special educational needs and disability (SEND):...
The last 24 hours of political turmoil have seen changes in the ministerial team responsible for the SEND policy and legislation including the Green Paper. Nadhim Zahawi has been promoted to Chancellor of the Exchequer and Michelle Donelan has replaced him as Secretary of State...
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Education Committee publishes Government response to report The report, published by the Committee of the last Parliament in October 2019, followed an 18-month inquiry into Government reforms aimed at placing children and young people at the heart of the SEND...
The delayed Bromley Local Area SEND Inspection report has now been published by Ofsted. The publication of the report was delayed until the general election took place earlier this month. Read the full inspection report HERE. ...
The Framework and Guidance for Inspectors has been published by the DfE and can be found at the following links: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-area-send-inspection-framework https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-area-send-inspection-guidance-for-inspectors User journey mapping research report published The SEND reforms put children and families at the heart of the SEND system, and local areas are working hard to...
NNPCF Steering Group headlines - meeting on Tuesday 15th March 2016 The Steering Group met with Minister Edward Timpson on Tuesday and discussed SEN Support and Short Breaks and provided feedback on the Health Conference we had co-chaired the previous day (Monday 14th March 2016). We discussed...
The Ofsted Inspection of Bromley local areas’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Read full report here....
CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Peer support/mentoring for mental health and emotional wellbeing A call for evidence - Department for Education has recently launched to ask children and young people what they think about peer support/mentoring for mental health and emotional wellbeing. The call for evidence is available at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/83F20/....
The NNPCF Steering have some short news updates that they would like to share with you all. Some of the NNPCF Steering Group members recently met with senior figures of the Department of Work and Pensions. This was our first meeting with them and we discussed...