Tag: special educational needs

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Primary school children eating their school meal
Reforms to special educational needs system in England must not be cost led

Tuesday 4 March 2025
Houses of parliament in the day
Contact gives evidence to Solving the SEND crisis in England inquiry

Tuesday 28 January 2025
School desk with workbooks and stationary
Contact responds to another report highlighting the SEND emergency

Wednesday 15 January 2025
Children sitting in a library setting - one child is in the foreground in focus, smiling off to the side; children are gathered behind in soft focus.
Contact reacts to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Wednesday 8 January 2025
School desk with workbooks and stationary
England’s special educational needs system in urgent need of reform, NAO report finds

Thursday 24 October 2024
Kids playing in a play park
Holiday time… is fast approaching or already here!

Thursday 4 July 2024
Student walking through library
School attendance figures in England reveal more children with an EHC plan are out of school

Thursday 27 June 2024
Two young boys being home schooled
Home education in the news

Thursday 20 June 2024
Classroom doors open to empty school hallway
Safety Valve Agreements  -how they impact disabled children and their families

Thursday 16 May 2024
Parent sitting in school staircase talking to fed up child
School attendance: a parent’s view

Tuesday 30 April 2024
Parent carer Samantha with son Lewis
Mum Samantha reacts to Spring Budget 2024

Wednesday 6 March 2024
Classroom doors open to empty school hallway
MPs recommend mental health absence code and expansion of free school meals to reduce parent fines and tackle school absence

Wednesday 27 September 2023
Graphic showing money wasted by councils on appeal tribunals
Councils in England waste £60 million on court disputes about support for children with special educational needs

Monday 25 September 2023
Mother hugging young son
Children’s social care consultation event

Tuesday 1 August 2023
School desk with workbooks and stationary
Absences, exclusions and anxiety: Your Top 5 school attendance questions answered

Thursday 8 December 2022
SEND Review information and advice webpage banner
DfE confirms new year response to SEND review Consultation

Tuesday 29 November 2022
A young boy wearing a blue striped shirt browses for books on a shelf in a library. The bookshelves are filled with a variety of books, and the boy is focused on selecting a book. The scene is well-lit and colorful.
Worried about your disabled child’s school attendance in England?

Tuesday 1 November 2022
School desk with workbooks and stationary
Parents hit with rising school fines over non-attendance

Wednesday 8 June 2022