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May 2, 2023
Many children with special needs are set to face life in mainstream schools after the county council accepted a huge government bailout.
March 6, 2023
More than one in 18 pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan, so although the extra funding and new school are welcome, it will not meet the Island's needs, ...
March 3, 2023
Charities and sector organisations have responded to the publication of the Government’s SEND improvement plan. We look at what the plan says, and whether those on the frontline in supporting children and families think it measures up.
May 9, 2022
Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local authorities of ‘letting them down’ after they put a 'pause' on early years high needs funding for new applicants.
May 9, 2022
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) revealed that SEND (special educational needs and disability) students in the…
February 24, 2022
Reading politicians traded insults, the leader of the council compared himself to Fidel Castro, and mentions of pop songs were made as the…
October 5, 2021
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February 24, 2021
Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service Published: 6:14 PM February 24, 2021 Scallywags Nursery in Suttons Lane, Hornchurch; inset, Emma Reynolds. - Credit: Scallywags Hornchurch/Ken Mears Nurseries and daycare centres have been awarded much-needed extra funding, although one provider said having to “justify a 2p increase” was “soul-destroying”. At a special meeting of Haverings Schools Funding Forum this week, hourly funding was raised from £5.68 to £5.76 for each two-...
January 26, 2021
The plans would see Winchelsea School operate a satellite offering at Somerford Primary School in Draper Road A PRIMARY school in Christchurch is set to become a larger satellite site to increase special educational needs and disability spaces across the conurbation. BCP Council chiefs are being asked to sign off on plans to allow Poole-based Winchelsea School to provide up to 60 key stage one and two places at Somerford Primary School. The project involving the Draper Road site is one pa...