Tag Archives: Sutton EHCP Crisis Campaign Group

Minutes show plan to end services to 200 families in Sutton

Posted on February 18, 2021 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: Sutton Council has been criticised by a local MP for being ‘insensitive’ to parents of children with SEND, while an official complaint has been lodged over a senior LibDem councillor’s conduct. By our Sutton investigations editor, CARL SHILTON Confidential … Continue reading →

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SEND campaigners fight on after Panorama revelations

Posted on September 8, 2020 by insidecroydon

A worried mum who has been fighting for her young son to receive the education he needs, and to which he is entitled, says that despite an 18-month battle with her local council, the situation for families of children with … Continue reading →

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Parents crowdfund for Judicial Review of SEND services

Posted on July 15, 2020 by insidecroydon

There’s another group of angry parents who are preparing to take the authorities to court – Sutton EHCP Crisis. Sutton EHCP Crisis was formed by parents of children with SEND – special educational needs and disabilities – because of the … Continue reading →

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Parents’ SEND action group goes online in battle with Sutton

Posted on June 3, 2020 by insidecroydon

The parents’ action group in Sutton campaigning for fairer education and health care needs assessments for their children with special educational needs has now upgraded their online presence to provide a full-blown website. Sutton EHCP Crisis was formed in March … Continue reading →

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Parents group want Sutton’s head of SEND to be sacked

Posted on August 8, 2019 by insidecroydon

A parents campaign group has backed a call for the sacking of Sutton Council’s head of SEND, Councillor Jenny Batt. The parents issued a statement this morning in which they said that they have found Batt’s “complete failure to engage … Continue reading →

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Sutton Council sacks Cognus MD over their SEND shambles

Posted on August 5, 2019 by insidecroydon

Our Sutton investigations editor, CARL SHILTON, on an inevitable development in the council’s struggles over its special educational needs services Tracey Burley has been sacked as the managing director of Cognus, the Sutton Council spin-off company which is responsible for … Continue reading →

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Call for resignations over ‘devastation’ to SEND children

Posted on July 2, 2019 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: One of Sutton’s senior councillors is under pressure over continuing failures to provide legally required services for hundreds of vulnerable youngsters. CARL SHILTON reports It is becoming increasingly apparent that Marian James, one of Sutton Council leader Ruth Dombey’s … Continue reading →

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Angry parents launch petition demanding SEND action

Posted on June 16, 2019 by insidecroydon

The parents’ campaign group seeking better care and education for SEND youngsters are collecting signatures for a petition demanding action by Sutton Council. As Inside Sutton reported this week, families with children, teens and young adults with special educational needs … Continue reading →

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