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This is a public bill presented to Parliament by the Government. The Bill was introduced to the House of Commons and given its First Reading on Tuesday 17 December 2024. This stage is formal and takes place without any debate. What happens next? MPs will next consider the Bill at Second Reading. The date for […]

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A report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds that local areas are working hard to improve support for young people with SEND, but systemic challenges are limiting their ability to prepare these young people for adulthood.

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England’s Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) issued a triennial review report. Every three years, LGSCO surveys its complaints caseload and makes recommendations to central and local government about what it sees The report states that it sets out a series of low cost, low intervention changes that would increase access to, and awareness of, […]

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DfE publication of the policy statement setting out their plans for whole service reform of Children’s Social Care

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The DfE has published new research about the use of TAs in state funded primary, secondary and special schools. It explores use and deployment of TAs as well as roles, motivations and barriers and enablers to usage

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 New research from the Children’s Commissioner shows around 400,000 children in England were still waiting, at the end of 2022/23, to receive their first appointment after being referred to Community Health Services and Children’s Mental Health Services. This equates to around 3% of England’s total child population.  

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