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SEND reforms: 10 headline changes and sector reaction
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (170+ words) SEND Reform: Putting children and young people first sets out the government's vision to redesign the SEND system around universal inclusion in an attempt to improve academic outcomes for the one in five children with special needs and, over time,…...
Dyslexic children ‘invisible’ in local authority data
2+ week, 6+ day ago (188+ words) The report, Lost in the system " Councils" blind spot on dyslexia, is based on requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) sent to councils with responsibility for education. An estimated 900,000 children in…...
Kidscape becomes latest charity to join Coram
3+ week, 3+ day ago (191+ words) Operating under the name Coram Kidscape, it will continue to provide direct, practical support to children and young people experiencing bullying, their parents and carers, and the professionals who support them, combining prevention, early intervention and targeted help where it…...
Working with parents, not against them - a smarter approach to school readiness
3+ week, 3+ day ago (176+ words) Concerns about children starting school "not ready" have again been highlighted by recent research. For those working in the early years sector, this is not new. What matters now is how early education providers and professionals respond, and how they…...
Longfield think-tank to expand ICB-led youth mental health approach
3+ week, 4+ day ago (454+ words) The Growing Up Well (GUW) system, launched by the Centre for Young Lives, claims to offer a practical framework for local systems to move away from costly, fragmented crisis responses towards prevention, early help and community-embedded support. The organisation, founded…...
Campaigners publish roadmap for reforming children’s mental health services
3+ week, 5+ day ago (171+ words) Some 77% of the 1,009 parents with children aged five to 17 surveyed by influential parent forum Mumsnet said they were worried about their children's mental health, with many cutting working hours to deal with related issues. Social media and online content was…...
Co‑creation with young people isn’t a ‘nice to have’ - it’s essential
3+ week, 5+ day ago (221+ words) Too often, services and spaces for children and young people are designed for them rather than with them. When this happens, we risk creating support that feels distant, irrelevant or even alienating to the very young people it is meant…...
Poll highlights SEND pupils’ school experiences
3+ week, 6+ day ago (168+ words) Based on survey responses gathered between 2021 and 2024 by the University of Manchester's #BeeWell project from pupils across Greater Manchester and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight areas, the report, The experiences of young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in…...
Designing mental health systems that young people can truly trust
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (207+ words) How can we build systems that adolescents trust enough to speak honestly, and that are safe enough to receive what they say? Take a typical 14-year-old who decides to share something personal with an adult outside the family home - maybe…...
Lords vote in favour of pooled funding for young people deprived of liberty
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (149+ words) During scrutiny of the'Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill this week, the House of Lords backed an amendment on funding arrangements relating to the placement of looked-after children in accommodation other than secure children's homes, under section 25 of the Children Act…...