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22 Jun 2018
Participation Strategy Exemplar
Background Section 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014 explicitly refers to the importance of children and you…
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23 May 2018
Funding of students 16-25 with SEND - A Quick Guide
The Preparing For Adulthood programme have produced a new guide on funding for students aged 16-25 with SEND. The syst…
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Transition Information Network
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29 Jun 2017
Advice for Education, Health and Care Plans
Two documents on Securing Good Quality Social Care and Health Advice for Education, Health and Care Plans
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Summary and Guidance
06 Aug 2021
Social Care and SEND E-bulletin
Issue 1 2021 In our role as part of the Delivering Better Outcomes Together (DBOT) consortium, the Council for Dis…
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Summary and Guidance
23 Jul 2021
SEND Summer Support Hub
Rediscover Summer The government has launched a campaign to promote leisure activities for children and families th…
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Summary and Guidance
14 Jul 2021
Integrated Care Systems
This resource provides a helpful overview of ICS in the context of SEND and what it means for local commissioners, Des…
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Summary and Guidance
27 Apr 2021
Real Support for Real Futures: Engaging with children and young people to create the ‘new normal’
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have brought many challenges to children and young people with special…
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Summary and Guidance
29 Mar 2021
Outcomes, outputs and impact: Understanding the difference in the SEND system
These resources have been produced to help practitioners and parent carers to have a shared understanding of outcomes,…
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Summary and Guidance
19 Mar 2021
Guidelines for parent carers looking for support with tribunals or disputes
This advice has been written for parent carers looking for support with tribunals or disputes. Whilst parents and youn…
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The Information, Advice and Support Services Network
Summary and Guidance
08 Mar 2021
An Open Letter from the Children and Families Minister on the Return to Education - 8 March
On the 5th of March 2021, Vicky Ford wrote an open letter to children and young people with special educational needs…
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Summary and Guidance
05 Nov 2020
Covid-19 Family Support Hub
This page is regularly updated with the latest guidance and advice that aims to support children, young people and the…
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Summary and Guidance
24 Apr 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ - SEND support during the Coronavirus pandemic Please scroll to the bottom of this page to download the latest…
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Phillipa Stobbs, Assistant Director, Education, Council for Disabled Children
A recent piece of work by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education (the Agency) reviews a range o…
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The cross-Government SEND review was launched over two years ago. Since then a huge amount of work has taken place, ev…
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Lessons Learnt From Lockdown: The highs and lows of the pandemic's impact on disabled children and young people
Between February and March 2021, as part of the Making Participation Work programme which is funded by the Department…
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