With Central Bedfordshire SEND Action Group As we continue to campaign against the Government’s plans to cut SEND rights, local authorities are waiting impatiently for the day when many of …
“We note that in several important areas including routes to redress, governance accountability, and the role of health services, our approach does not fully align with the Committee’s proposals. However, …
Stockton-on-Tees in Durham is reportedly where the most northerly fossilised remains of a hippopotamus have ever been discovered. If they’d dug further, they may have also found the fossilised remains …
Rumours abound that the Government is about to publish a white paper on SEND reform that will change the way that children and young people with SEND are supported. In …
Yesterday, England’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service issued their annual set of statistics about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier Tribunal (SENDIST). SENDIST is a legal …
Last week, England’s Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) issued a triennial review report. Every three years, LGSCO surveys its complaints caseload and makes recommendations to central and local …
If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), were you offered a personal budget? Were you told during the assessment that they wouldn’t qualify for one? Or …
We (Zoe and Philip) are a Mum and son team who’ve been around the block a few times in terms of fighting our corner to get Philip the health, education …
Once again, families’ complaints about English councils’ education and children’s services were overwhelmingly upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO). In its 2022-23 annual review, the LGSCO …
Two Secretaries of State ago, back in the politically distant days of July, the House of Commons Education Select Committee wrote to the then Education Secretary, James Cleverly MP, about …
** Please note, school transport guidance was updated in June 2023. We have anupdated article here (from September 18 2023) so please read this in conjunction with that article*** SEND …
The Local Government Ombudsman has recommended extending its jurisdiction to cover how schools deliver provision to all children with SEND, whether or not they have a statutory support plan. The …
With Sandra Butcher, Chief Executive of The National Organisation for FASD and Brian Roberts, consultant and former Virtual School Head We assume that most women know that drinking alcohol in …
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is this week issuing two separate reports into the way the London Borough of Redbridge has failed the family of a 20-year-old disabled …
with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman What can you do if you believe the local authority (LA) has behaved unlawfully or badly in your quest to obtain the …
Last Friday we published our report #ProvisionDenied, that showed children and young people with SEND have had their needs and education “pushed to one side, for the convenience of the …
2020 is a year that most of us will be glad to see the back of. But before we kiss it good riddance, here’s a quick look at some figures …
with Claire Ryan Every week the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) publishes the latest set of decisions for complaints its investigated from parents against (some) schools and local …
