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By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2019

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis should be tackled by providing ‘suff...

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...

LONDON COUNCILS

London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity

By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019

London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...

EDUCATION

The true value of showing your support

By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 11 September 2019

Cllr Izzi Seccombe outlines the benefits of a new recruitment and development scheme to help thos...

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