Tag Archives: SEND

‘Families are at breaking point as a result’ of council action

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Here, unedited, is the full text of the letter sent on behalf of the Sutton EHCP Crisis Group, to Ruth Dombey, the leader of Sutton Council. The letter was dated June 10. Dear Councilor Dombey, We are the members of … Continue reading →

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Parents threaten to take council to High Court over SEND

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Officials in Sutton have suppressed a report that slams council leadership over its failing services for special needs and disabled children, as a campaign group threatens a Judicial Review with angry parents maintaining that the council’s private service provider … Continue reading →

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Protesters SEND message: it’s not just money that matters

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Families who have children, teens and young adults with special educational needs and disabilities have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of care and attention provided by their councils. Yesterday, they staged a march on Westminster. SARAH BOWELL … Continue reading →

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Council couldn’t care less: Ombudsman upholds 7 complaints

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Croydon Council had seven public complaints upheld against it by the Local Government Ombudsman in the first three months of 2019, research conducted for Inside Croydon can reveal. The rulings resulted in several apologies from the council, and hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Our children deserve help to improve their life opportunities

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is autism awareness week. There’s been events staged at the Town Hall, and tomorrow there’s a special meeting at which teens, young adults, parents, guardians and carers can discuss their situations with councillors and officials. SARAH BOWELL, … Continue reading →

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Hear Autism meeting, The Cherry Hub, Apr 6

Posted on March 31, 2019 by
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Flemming’s SEND strategy report gives much to live up to

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

The council cabinet meeting at the Town Hall on Monday saw Alisa Flemming present the council’s draft strategy for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – SEND. Councillor Fleming is the council’s cabinet member for inadequate children’s services and failing schools. … Continue reading →

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Council’s SEND consultation coming to a close – but when?

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

There is just a week left to take part in the latest Croydon Council consultation. Or it might be that there’s just one day left to take part in the council’s under-publicised consultation over its services for young people with … Continue reading →

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Consultation begins for borough’s SEND travel and services

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

The council has opened a consultation on its planned services for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their families and carers. Croydon’s draft SEND Strategy 2019-2022, and its Draft Post-16 Travel Assistance Policy for young … Continue reading →

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Henderson’s ‘leaving present’: Kingston’s Ofsted failure

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

Another local authority has failed a visit by Ofsted inspectors, this time nearby Kingston for its poor delivery of services for children and young adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, or SEND. For parents and carers in Kingston, the … Continue reading →

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