Detained young persons: Special Education Needs and Disability provision – DfE consultation
A revised draft of the special educational needs and disability code of practice - 0 to 25 years under the Children and Families Act 2014 - was published on 22 October 2014. The revised Code takes account of the new law (to be introduced in April 2015) on detained young people with special educational needs…
Ofsted: New Education Inspection Framework – consultation
Ofsted is consulting (until 4 April 2019) on a revised framework for inspection early years, schools and further education and skills which Ofsted claims is the ‘most evidence-based, research-informed and tested framework in Ofsted’s 26-year history’.
Ofsted: New Education Inspection Framework – consultation
Ofsted is consulting on a revised framework for inspection, which it claims is the ‘most evidence-based, research-informed and tested framework in Ofsted’s 26-year history’. This is part of our School Report briefing series, reporting on education in England.
The SE7 Special Educational Needs and Disability Pathfinder Project: A Case Study
This briefing provides an overview of the experience so far of the largest SEND Pathfinder, the SE7 consortium, as an illustration of some of the implications of the Draft legislation on the Reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs. The core elements of this pathfinder programme are outlined along with…
Work and Pensions Committee Report: A Reconsideration of Tax Credit Cuts
The most contentious issue coming out of the 2015 budget was the proposal to cut tax credits. The DWP Committee report summarised here analyses the impacts on the income of working households, considers options for mitigating the effects, and highlights the difficulty of making structural changes to the proposals.
Progress in adult social care 2012-13
The second annual assessment of progress on priorities for adult social care found: - a reduction in the number of people receiving a council-funded service - a reduction in the numbers of reviews - service users' perceptions of quality of life and control over daily life increased slightly - self directed support continues to increase…
Health, public health and social care round up: October 2014
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care. It is intended to be a digested read and provides links to the source documentation of major reports for further consideration. The briefings are organised in the…
Cross border family law and migrant children after the transition period
From the end of the transition period (31 December 2020), the current EU regulatory framework for cross border family law cases is likely to cease as the UK will need to rely on international conventions rather than EU law. This affects children of EU citizens in the UK (and children of UK citizens in EU…
FREE Seminar: Personal Safety for Councillors
We offering a free seminar during the general election for Councillors concerned about their personal safety as part of our project #DispatchesFromTheDoorstep and #GE2019 Defending our Democracy. Spaces are limited...
The short and long term economic consequences of Covid-19
This briefing profiles the scale of the economic crisis triggered by Covid-19 based mostly on data available to end June 2020.