Tag: local authorities
Suspension and exclusion guidance: Update
Douglas Silas looks at the recently-updated statutory guidance on suspension and permanent exclusion which will take effect in England from September 2023.
I explored the...
How to complain
Douglas Silas’s tips on complaining to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (previously called the Local Government...
Exclusion update
Douglas Silas on the new guidance for school exclusion.The updated statutory guidance on exclusion came into effect in England in September 2022. It accompanies...
The wonderful world of home education
Jacquelyn MacDonald-Fawcett presents the case for home education.
A growing number of parents are now choosing to enter the exciting world of home education. This...
What the law says about mainstream education (again!)
Douglas Silas looks again at what the law says about mainstream education for children and young people with SEN, bearing in mind also, the...
Are SEN cutbacks denying families’ rights?
As local authorities threaten further cuts to SEN and disability budgets, Samantha Hale looks at how parents’ rights will be affected
Are children being failed by complaints system?
The pressures on the complaints system for children’s care services are being highlighted in a new report by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO).
Some of...
System failure
Councils are floundering as they struggle to put SEN reforms into practice, says Ed Duff
Book Reviews
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
