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    • Holly Blacklaws

    • Chartered Legal Executive (HCB Widdows Mason Ltd)
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Government Figures Reveal an Increase in the Number of Children Being Home Educated

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The Government have recently released figures concerning the number of children who are now electively home educated as of the autumn term 2024/2025. Local authorities report that 111,700 children are in elective home education. This is an increase from an...

Chilren with SEN missing from Education

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Hundreds of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs are Missing from Education You may have seen the news Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has commissioned a report looking at the number of children who are out of or...

Buckinghamshire County Council - Funding for Pupils without an EHC Plan

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B uckinghamshire County Council Informally Notifies Parent Forum it Will No Longer Provide Top-Up Funding for Pupils without an EHC Plan A Buckinghamshire parents’ forum has advised they have been informally notified by Buckinghamshire Council it...

What can I do if a Local Authority does not comply with a Mediation Agreement?

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If your Child has Special Educational Needs, you may have made a request to your Local Authority for an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) or, you may already be in receipt of an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which provides Special...

The Government's Campaign regarding School Attendance

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Parents may have seen the recently released campaign from the Government targeting children’s attendance at school. This is further to the announcement that school non-attendance is now a key concern for the Government following the news that there are...

New SEND Tribunal Direction

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The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal has substantially amended the directions that they provide at the outset of an appeal, for the first time in recent memory. This substantial change to the appeal process is likely to have a significant...

How have Special Educational Statistics Changed 2021/2022?

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How have Special Educational Statistics Changed in England in the Academic Year 2021/2022? The Government have recently released the latest annual statistics regarding Pupils in England with Special Educational Needs and Education Health and Care Plans....

How Will the Third Lockdown Affect Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs, in England and Wales?

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Following the respect announcements of a third lockdown for both Wales and England, and the subsequent announcement that schools would be closed to most pupils, the Governments have issued amended legislation and updated guidance as to how this will affect...

Coronavirus Bill

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It has been announced today that the Government will be introducing a Corona Virus Bill. The Bill is designed to ease the burden on front line staff and make amendments to the education arrangements currently in place in England and Wales. This Bill, if...