We have been asked for our views on the proposed SEN law changes in Wales. This is what we think. SEN law in Wales is changing. The proposed changes are, in some ways, similar to the changes following from the Children and Families Act 2014 in England,...
Since the beginning of February 2016, we have been chasing the Department for Education for details of the costs of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms. On Friday 18 March we received the answer. The total figure is staggering. ...
Since the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms came about with the Children and Families Act 2014 coming into force in September 2014, we have expressed our concerns about health and social care not engaging with the process. Read ...
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that the Education and Adoption Bill has completed its journey through Parliament and will now be put forward for Royal Assent. This means that the Bill will shortly become the Education and...
The Department for Education (DfE) has issued a new newsletter summarising recent events in relation to the new special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms. SEND reform statistics Perhaps most shocking are the findings from the December 2015...
“A new special educational needs (SEN) system has been in place for more than a year. But have the changes been positive? Laxmi Patel gives them a broad thumbs up – but warns that cuts are taking their toll”. Laxmi Patel recently...
On 29 January 2016 the DfE announced that it would be putting more money into the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms. The additional funding is £80 million. The funding breaks down as follows: £35.87 million to local...
We are fast approaching the 15 February, the date by when local authorities (LAs) must issue a new Statement of Special Educational Needs (SSEN) or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for children who are transferring to a new phase of...
The government has passed legislation to come in force on 1 February 2016 – The Special Educational Needs and Disability (First-tier Tribunal Recommendation Power)(Pilot)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 that will come into force on 1 February...
There is still quite a lot of confusion about how therapeutic provision should be provided to a child or young person who has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) . Yesterday, 6 January 2016, we received a letter from a local authority which...
