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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Special needs demand increases for every council
By Dan Peters | 27 July 2021
Demand for education, health and care plans (EHCP) has increased for every council in the last th...
EDUCATION
Unravelling the knot of education, health and care plans
By Leo Jones | 26 July 2021
Leo Jones lays out the deeper challenges that need to be recognised and addressed if the SEND rev...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Care review must be part of a long-term plan for children - ADCS
By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2021
The independent review of children's social care ‘must go further and be part of a coherent and s...
WHITEHALL
Special needs deficits to grow to £1.3bn in two years
By Dan Peters | 30 June 2021
A ‘spiralling deficit’ in special educational needs services (SEN) is expected to grow to an ‘unm...
LEGAL
Councils must meet their SEND legal duties
By Catriona Moore | 20 May 2021
No matter how tight budgets are, councils still need to be held to account for how they are disch...
FINANCE
Tackle high needs before it is too late
By Lorna Baxter | 12 May 2021
Lorna Baxter says the statutory override in place until March 2023, which allows for a negative h...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: High needs spending could 'bankrupt councils'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021
A senior finance director has warned that spending on high needs threatens to ‘bankrupt councils’...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Children and families need £12.5bn over three years, says new ADCS president
By Ann McGauran | 22 April 2021
The growing number of children and families who need support 'to thrive, not just survive in the ...
BUSINESS
Police investigate children's homes after suspensions
By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021
Police are investigating the closure of two Doncaster-based children’s homes suspended by Ofsted ...
FINANCE
SEND funding boost of £280m announced
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2021
Councils will receive £280m to create new school places for pupils with special educational needs...
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