Posted: 10th November 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
Vicky Ford, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families has provided new guidance on several issues, including school attendance, children who are clinically extremely vulnerable, remote education, face coverings in education settings, respite, health services for children and young people with SEND, and the new winter package to provide support for children and young people and their families
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Posted: 2nd September 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
Vicky Ford, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families has today written an open letter to children and young people with special educational needs (SEND), their families and carers and those who work to support them
The letter provides advice and guidance on several issues, including behaviour, risk assessments, face coverings, specialist and visiting practitioners, mental health and wellbeing, aerosol generating procedures and hospital schools, as well as linking to some of the support available to help
Please see the link below to the letter
Vicky Ford letter to SEND Sector 2nd Sept 2020
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Posted: 27th August 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
We would like to say a big welcome to Shannen Dewis who joins CLP as a valued member of our Education Team
Shannen joins the team as an Education Solicitor alongside Sarah Palmer and looks forward to assisting and advising our clients with education issues in relation to SEN
Shannen qualified as a solicitor in 2020 and brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in the legal profession for over 5 years
Posted: 21st July 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
The Department of Health and Social Care has released a letter outlining the next steps regarding children and young people with SEND returning to school in September Click the link to read the letter
DfE & DHSC Joint Ministerial Letter
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Posted: 2nd July 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
Earlier today, the Secretary of State announced plans for the full re-opening of schools in September Set out below is guidance that sets out the actions that various educational settings need to take to enable children and young people with SEND to return to full-time provisions
- Guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings to support special schools, special post-16 institutions and other specialist education settings, such as hospital schools, to prepare for this;
- Separate guidance explaining the action that mainstream settings need to take:
Posted: 18th June 2020
Author: Kieran Baker
The Department of Education have just announced that the National Trial to extend the powers of SEND to make non binding recommendations about health and social care aspects of an EHCP has been extended until 31st August 2021 This is very good news for families and children and we very much hope that the extended trial will lead to permanent powers over the health and social care aspects of an EHCP
For more information please see the link below to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, Vicky Ford MP
Minister Ford letter to DCSs SEND Tribunal Trial 18th June
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