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...
Coram Voice has published a paper looking at care experienced children with a disability or long-term health condition in England. The paper presents findings from a Freedom of Information request to local authorities...
Half of disabled care-experienced young people are missing out on support as their local authority does not recognise their disability, researchers say. Read more.
The Education Policy Institute has published a report on the availability of non-specialist mental health services for children and young people in England. Key findings include: variation across the country in the...
Children with special needs in England have slipped further behind their peers in reading, writing and maths, despite recent legislation and advances in teaching making their education a high priority. School leaders...
Experts say ‘sprawling’ system, negative attitudes and lack of staff support makes equal access hard to ensure
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The charity Kinship has published a report examining the educational and mental health support that children in kinship care receive in England and Wales. Kinship carried out its annual survey and received 1,657...
New research from the National Children’s Bureau and the University of Cambridge examines mental health support for children with social work involvement and those living in poverty. An analysis of over 71,000 records...
The system set up to support children in England who have special educational needs and disabilities (Send) is in “utter disarray” and requires a complete overhaul, the local government ombudsman (LGO) has said. Read...
Teenagers who fall prey to “problematic smartphone use” are more likely to suffer from insomnia, anxiety and depression, a new study suggests. About one in five teenagers aged 16-18 displayed problematic behaviour with...
Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms a decade ago, despite an increase in investment of £4bn, new...
