Critical shortage of Ed Pychologists and lack of plan to expand training numbers puts #SEND reforms (Experts At Hand) at risk of being undeliverable.
You might be going mad 😀 there’s a link to the pdf report on the page (no html or EasyRead version yet), this should get you to it assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbdb...
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Why I'm so worried about the SEND reform direction of travel.
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Whitehall is continuing to tighten its grip on councils’ SEND functions by forcing them to agree to prioritise mainstream specialist places or face having capital cash withheld
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/send-whitehall-to-leverage-capital-cash-to-force-council-mainstream-focus/
NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social explains the Government's carrot and stick funding strategy as it steamrollers over dissent to its SEND reforms, without waiting for evidence or consultation www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
“Slowly but surely, the state is retreating from individual entitlement-based support for disabled people across both employment and education, reframing it as a provider responsibility, without increasing provider funding, hoping we don’t notice”
The terms of reference show who led the study and is responsible for its output, but not who authored it or otherwise contributed to it - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Here you go assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbdb...
Thread #SEN : I’ve been contemplating the SEN reforms. With a limited budget, how will government ensure all schools have equal & fair access to Experts at Hand? The single Case Study cited as an example of EaH in practice has given me cause to think. It’s screenshotted below with link in ALT text /
There are more than 700 special schools over capacity. Nearly 200 of those are at 120% PAN or higher. But DfE wants LAs to curb future supply increases now. Not in three years, when reforms will kick in. Now
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Town halls will be required to sign deal on how to spend £860m of high needs capital cash
This week on Wonkhe: A new DfE consultation would restrict DSA-funded software to "exceptional circumstances" across almost every category. Jim Dickinson adds up the cumulative impact on disabled students
A new DfE consultation would restrict DSA-funded software to "exceptional circumstances" across almost every category. Jim Dickinson adds up the cumulative impact on disabled students A new DfE consultation...
