DfE publishes an easy-to-read version of Children and Families Bill

The Department for Education has published an easy to read version of the children & families bill designed especially for young people.

The guide uses a simplified layout and language which, as the changes are supposed to cover young people with SEN and disabilities up to the age of 25, is a very good idea.

The actual bill contains lots of clauses and sub-clauses and referrals to clauses stated a few paragraphs previously and so even if the language within it isn't too difficult, you can get a headache just working out which bit each paragraph is referring to.

I actually have a sneaky feeling lots of adults will be reading this version as well - let's face it, unless you have a lot of time to pore over it, something that lays out the changes in basic terms is of great benefit.

It also means that adults working with young people who want to understand what's in the bill can read it along with them without having to find ways to interpret a complicated text.

You can find the DfE webpage that has the download link here

If you're feeling up for a bit (lot) more of a challenge, read the bill in full here.

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Founder of Special Needs Jungle. (She/Her) Parent of two young adults with autism. New grandma. Tania, who is autistic, is a leading SEND advisor, working with the Special Education Consortium, Ofsted, and Whole School SEND. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Royal Holloway, University of London Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and an Editorial Board member of Springer Nature Gene Therapy journal.
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