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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Councils 'set up to fail' on SEND
By Ann McGauran | 29 October 2019
A committee of MPs has acknowledged the Government’s proposal for a significant increase in high ...
FINANCE
'A paradigm shift is what is required'
By Ian Thomas | 29 October 2019
The unintended consequences of the 2014 SEND reforms are starting to impact on the viability of m...
FINANCE
Hold SEND balances centrally or provide 'sufficient funding'
By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2019
The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis should be tackled by providing ‘suff...
SEND
It's not clicking for Surrey
23 October 2019
It’s been a bad few weeks at the office for Surrey CC’s special educational needs and disabilitie...
FINANCE
MPs call for end to 'one-off' SEND inspections
By Ann McGauran | 22 October 2019
Joint ‘one-off’ Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted inspections of special educational needs...
QUEENS SPEECH
We need the power
By James Jamieson | 15 October 2019
The Queen's Speech made it clear that Government has been listening to the LGA on some key issues...
FINANCE
London trails East Midlands and South West in schools funding increases
By Martin Ford | 15 October 2019
The East Midlands and South West have emerged as the biggest winners from education budgets annou...
EDUCATION
Ombudsman censures Bexley over response to complaint
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2019
Bexley LBC has come under heavy criticism from the Local Government Ombudsman after failing to ma...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
High Court rejects call for judicial review on SEND spending
By Paul Marinko | 08 October 2019
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge from families seeking a judicial review to the Gov...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Nine in 10 complaints about SEND provision upheld by Ombudsman
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2019
The Ombudsman is receiving more complaints about education, health and care plans (EHCP) than eve...
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