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UK council could go bust due to £60m hole in special needs spending

Parents fear government accountancy rules are severely impacting the chances of getting a care programme for Send children

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge consistent approach to fines as school absence rates ‘of great concern’

The cross-party group of MPs launched an inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils in January and has published a report.

The Independent UK

Councils ‘wasting millions’ on special educational needs legal disputes

There has been a ‘deeply worrying’ rise in legal challenges to council decisions about how to support children with additional needs, a report said.

The Independent UK

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Revealed: covert deal to cut help for pupils in England with special needs

Government contract aims to reduce the number of specialist care plans by a fifth

The Guardian - UK

England’s special educational needs crisis ‘out of control’ amid record complaints

Analysis shows that number of cases upheld has soared by 60%, with some children left without a school placement for over a year

The Guardian - UK

180 pupils a day in England given special needs support plan

Local authority deficits reach ‘unmanageable levels’ as half a million pupils get support

The Guardian - UK

Disabled children disproportionately affected by UK cost of living crisis

Families who have extra costs because of a child’s disability are going without electricity or heating

The Guardian - UK

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Bristol City Council SEND failures cost taxpayers £15K in seven months

Nine complaints about special educational needs provision have been upheld by watchdogs

Bristol Post

Parents 'worried and angry' amid failings in Nottinghamshire special educational services

An inspection has found failings in services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Nottingham Post

Bristol City Council SEND U-turn sees funding restored to parent carer forum

Local authority blocked government money to the charity at the height of the SEND parents 'spying' scandal last year

Bristol Post

The Guardian view on Send provision: letting children down

Editorial: Record numbers of parents are fighting councils in court to get the support they need. They shouldn’t have to resort to this

The Guardian - UK

Teen takeover (2): young people from Newcastle write for Chroniclelive

As part of Newcastle City Council’s Evry project, we are giving young people in the city the chance to write for The Journal and Chroniclelive

Chronicle Live

Number of Bristol parents taking council to court for SEND issues tripled last year

The number of appeals rose from 37 in 2021, to a staggering 120 appeals in 2022

Bristol Post

Salford to get new special school for SEND children

Children will no longer have to travel out of city to get the education they need

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

Services in England for children with special needs to be ‘transformed’

Government’s long-awaited plan promises thousands more specialist school places and new national standards

The Independent UK

Government unveils long-awaited reforms for supporting children with Send

Thousands more specialist school places have been approved across England.

The Guardian - UK

Education secretary talks of battle to get support for nephew with Down’s syndrome

Exclusive: Gillian Keegan opens up about 16-year-old relative as government prepares to publish Send improvement plan for England

Bristol Post

What Bristol City Council's opposition Lib Dems want to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to save vital buses and improve SEND assessments

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Bristol Post

Row over who is to blame for South Gloucestershire SEND access centre closure

“It’s a disgrace that this council is risking the education of some of its most vulnerable children"

Bristol Post

Government orders Bristol City Council to fix SEND parents crisis

Ofsted and the CQC found the authority's education department had failed to repair "fractured relationships"

The Guardian - UK

Schools crisis in England as special needs staff quit ‘in droves’ over pay

Observer survey shows half of state schools struggle to recruit vital teaching assistants

The New Daily

Australian grocery delivery service, VOLY, folds

VOLY, a grocery delivery service has collapsed. The news comes just days after Deliveroo announced it would stop operating in Australia,

Bristol Post

Independent inquiry to investigate Bristol council officers monitoring SEND parents

The mayor criticised the Tory calling for an inquiry into the scandal as the 'one of the most disappointing councillors I know'

Manchester Evening News

Stockport to get new £17m special school after 'much-needed' plans signed off

Named Pear Tree Academy, the secondary school will provide places for up to 133 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including children who have autism.

Bristol Post

Bristol council faces calls for inquiry into monitoring of SEND parents' social media

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees will face a vote next week urging him to launch an independent investigation into the controversy

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