NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kinship Care has published a new report on the experiences of children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are raised by kinship carers...
The government has unveiled a £200 million training package for teachers to boost their skills in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) of all ages. The investment – which the...
Keir Starmer is being urged not to diminish the legal rights of children with special educational needs by a new national campaign backed by the actor Sally Phillips and a cross-party group of Labour, Liberal Democrat...
Dysfunctional DWP failed to notify some carers that they were accruing enormous debt for years, Liz Sayce’s damning report reveals
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Dysfunctional DWP failed to notify some carers that they were accruing enormous debt for years, Liz Sayce’s damning report reveals
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Campaigners have highlighted a 50% rise in the number of pupils struggling to regulate their behaviour, manage emotions and form relationships in school. Data published by education charity nurtureuk suggest that 15.6%...
The Youth Endowment Fund has published a report looking at access to mental health support for children and young people who are involved in or are at risk of serious youth violence in England and Wales. The report...
Social mobility charity the Sutton Trust finds that pupils from lower-income families are disproportionately more likely to have special educational needs that require extra support. Despite only 26% of children...
The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has published a news story discussing findings from new research exploring mental health services and support for children and young people in England with social care involvement...
A “landmark” study has been launched to inform the design of future mental health support for care-experienced children and young people.
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Early experience of socioeconomic disadvantage negatively impacts mental health through adolescence, according to research.
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