DfE ‘does not have a grip’ on SEND system
A cross-party group of MPs has warned children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being failed by the…
Children
Oxfordshire names new children’s services director
Oxfordshire County Council has appointed Kevin Gordon as its new director of children’s services. Mr Gordon is due to start…
Quarter of nurseries could close within a year
One in four nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England say it’s ‘unlikely’ that they’ll still be operating in 12 months’…
Vulnerable children facing ‘cocktail’ of risks
Hundreds of thousands of children in England are living with a ‘cocktail’ of secondary risks during the coronavirus lockdown, the Children’s…
Children’s services chief warns of ‘huge spikes in demand’
The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned there could be ‘huge spikes in…
Childminding sector ‘assailed on multiple fronts’
The current coronavirus crisis could threaten the future viability of the childminding sector, an academic has warned. Dr Verity Campbell-Barr,…
Bristol publishes SEND action plan
Bristol City Council has published an action plan to address failings highlighted last year by Ofsted and the Care Quality…
Inspectors rate North Tyneside children’s services as ‘outstanding’
North Tyneside Council’s children’s services has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its ‘thriving’ and transformational’ work. The service was…
