Posts Tagged ‘SEND’
‘Disgusting’: Parents accuse rival faith school of trying to ‘poach’ children as council plans spark ‘bunfight’
Council urged to intervene after ‘egregious’ visit to Catholic school earmarked for closure
Read More‘History repeats’: School closures spark growing fears over special needs support
Staff and families to protest outside Hackney Town Hall on Tuesday
Read MoreHackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school
Council suggests it is making headway with SEND strategy but more school closures have sparked anger
Read MoreCouncil unveils plan to create 78 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities
Residents invited to give their views on the proposals, which come amid increasing demand for spaces
Read MoreLabour candidate calls mayoralty a ‘platform for great partnerships’ – as she sets out focus on green projects
Caroline Woodley says her cabinet role at the council has taught her how to handle challenges
Read MoreAngry parents at schools threatened with closure given more time to pick alternatives – after branding council’s first deadline ‘disgusting’
Parents of children with special educational needs at four schools initially had only 12 working days to decide
Read MoreParents ‘really concerned’ about how children with special needs will react if primary school mergers go ahead
‘How are our children going to settle down in a bigger school?’ asks one mother
Read More‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans
Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers
Read MoreSafeguarding expert warning over children in unregistered Hackney ‘schools’
‘The influence that we have is fundamentally undermined by a whack-a-mole approach’
Read MorePoliticians hail ‘world-class’ revamp of Clapton special school – as building’s pioneering past revealed
The Pavilion’s £2m restoration has created 50 new places for children with special educational needs
Read More‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion
Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’
Read More‘Strike action works’: Union celebrates as long-running Leaways School dispute settled
Agreement reached on salary bump and better sick pay
Read MoreSome children with SEND ‘only getting an hour of education a day’, warns local headteacher
Richard Brown calls for ‘urgent’ oversight of special schools outside the borough where local children have been placed
Read MoreGarden School ‘thrilled’ as funding for expansion of post-16 education approved
Council pledges ‘deep commitment’ on investment into in-borough provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities
Read MoreShoreditch Park Adventure Playground set for £350k redesign
Town Hall announces plans for new log cabin and classroom, soft play room, toilets and improved access
Read MoreCoronavirus: Families with SEND ‘struggling’, campaigners warn Town Hall
Council urged to adopt ‘explicit focus’ on vulnerable families amid concerns children with SEND could ‘regress significantly’ during crisis without support
Read MoreFamilies of children with SEND take challenge over funding to Court of Appeal
Town Hall decision to cut schools’ SEND budgets by five per cent was ruled to have been taken lawfully by High Court last year
Read MoreGarden School awarded £1.5m to create Hackney’s only sixth form for autistic students
Hackney Mayor welcomes arrival of ‘long-held wish’ as grant funding goes to fund feasibility study and expansion of new site
Read MoreCouncil apology over care failings condemned by SEND campaigners as ‘lukewarm’
Mother in Ombudsman case calls for greater understanding from council on impact of delays
Read MoreLeader – SEND, deliver
The council’s support for people with disabilities is admirable, but when it comes to its own services, there are still inconsistencies
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