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Surge in EHCP applications poses risk to public finances and may lead to deteriorating levels of supportCouncils are warning of potentially “catastrophic” debts, which are forecast to reach a record £10bn over the next 18 months, as a result of rapid g…
Read MoreEngland-focused mental health review returns stark warning and calls for shift to ‘needs-led’ systemExplainer | What has the Fonagy review found and what does it recommend?Analysis | No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it hard…
Read MoreExclusive: Letter to PM, also signed by Sally Phillips, says reforms will unfairly remove children’s legal protectionsLetter: Legal rights must be retained for children with SendCampaigners are calling on Andy Burnham to abandon the core elements of th…
Read MoreOverhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamicLabour’s flagship changes to special education in England are at risk of unravelling because parents are rushing to secure support fo…
Read MoreSchools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change in provision‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provisionSchools and councils across England are expecting…
Read MoreExclusive: new data shows poorer pupils and those with Send are disproportionately affected by the measureThe proportion of secondary school students in England removed from class and placed in “internal exclusion” as a disciplinary measure has almost …
Read MoreAnnette and Kevin Maxwell say children with special needs have become moneymaking tool for private companiesAnnette and Kevin Maxwell were nervous about sending their son Jonah to a residential home for children with special educational needs and disab…
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