Education
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- Families
Hertfordshire approves up to 128 new specialist SEND places, most in mainstream schools
Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet has approved four SEND units in mainstream schools and a special school satellite, adding up to 128 places so more children can learn close to home.
- Families
Ombudsman: York council failed to give a non-verbal Autistic boy the communication support in his EHC Plan
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found City of York Council at fault for not making sure classroom staff were trained in Makaton, as a non-verbal Autistic boy’s Education, Health and Care Plan required.
- Families
SEND reforms pushed back to ‘very early in the new year’, Education Secretary tells MPs
Lucy Powell told MPs the SEND reform bill, the consultation response and new national inclusion standards will come ‘very early in the new year’. For families in England, the wait for answers goes on.