Tag: EHCP
A better EHCP system
Dr Freya Spicer-White on why we need a smarter, fairer EHCP system, and what it could look like.
The SEND system has long been under...
SEND reforms to ‘strip away’ children’s legal protections, charity says
The government's plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England will "strip away" legal protections for children and young...
PoV: SEND reform
Too many children are struggling in unmet-needs-limbo, writes Lisa Haycox.
The system is stretched and slow to respond, often forcing children to struggle in silence...
Parents of children with Send give changes in England a mixed...
Parents of children with special needs say they are relieved that the government’s long-awaited overhaul will avoid significant disruption for their families – but...
Step change
The move to post-16 education brings new expectations, new rights and new responsibilities for young people and theirfamilies, writes Chris Lefcovitch.
At the end of...
‘Absolute disaster’: Support for kids with special needs to change under...
Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) will be reserved only for children with the most severe needs under radical new SEND reforms, ITV News understands.
The government...
Point of view: Peter’s Mum
Toni Hunt is now an expert at overcoming obstacles and navigating bureaucracy, but she shouldn't need to be.
My autism journey began in 1998, when...
A drop in the ocean
Charity funding is partly offsetting the current dearth of direct, regular, speech and language therapy in schools, but it's a drop in the ocean,...
The role of AP
Maybe schools have something to learn from Alternative Provision too, says Peter Goodman.
In this era of evidence-informed practice, unregistered alternative provision (AP) is facing...
Looking for help
In which Hayley Harrison’s mental health takes a tumble after George is diagnosed.
My idea of my child was already forming before he was born....
