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MJ article: Unravelling the knot of education, health and care plans

by Leo Jones | Jul 26, 2021 | Education and inclusion, Local government transformation

The crisis in SEND – 8 challenges that need to be addressed This blog has been adapted from our article originally published in The MJ. Barely a week goes by without another headline about the increase in demand for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and...

5 takeaways from our event on Children’s Services improvement

by Olly Swann | Mar 23, 2021 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion

We asked Chief Executives and Directors of Children’s Services what ‘improvement’ really means for the sector Hot on the heels of our High Needs session, last week we had the pleasure of hosting an online event looking at all things children’s services...

High Needs roundtable: our guest blogpost in CYP Now

by Leo Jones | Mar 11, 2021 | Education and inclusion

Co-authored by Dame Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children at the National Children’s Bureau) This article was originally published in CYP Now Rebalancing the High Needs system – what role can the SEND review play? By Dame Christine Lenehan...

Guest blogpost: let’s celebrate our schools as ‘healing communities’

by Mary Meredith | Feb 4, 2021 | Education and inclusion

Never in the history of state education has work to foster wellbeing been more urgent – says Lincolnshire’s Mary Meredith Guest blogpost written by Mary Meredith, Head of Inclusion at Lincolnshire County Council Never in the history of state education has...
IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2020: 16 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2020: 16 December

by Sarah Hart | Dec 16, 2020 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion

Find out who has inspired me this year… Left to right: Sharon Drewery, James Bird and Joanne Makings The new SEND Advice Line for Lincolnshire (Ask SALL) aims to help schools and other education settings to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND...

Bullying amongst children and young people: another complex challenge

by Sandra Ositelu | Dec 15, 2020 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion

Bullying has increased by 25% in the last 12 months – it is time to grasp the complexity of the issue National Anti-Bullying Week, which took place recently aims to raise awareness of the impact that bullying has on children and young people. This year, the...
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