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Call for next Government to prioritise 1.9m children struggling with speech and language

Friday, March 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Speech and Language UK has launched its manifesto to draw the attention of all political parties to help the one in five children in the UK who struggle with talking and understanding words.

Without action the expanded 30 hours will cause further exclusion of SEND children, warns charity

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

| Nursery World

A charity concerned with supporting young children with SEND is calling for urgent support as research shows one in five families needing SEND early years provision are being turned away by settings.

DfE announces an extra 2,000 funded SENCo training places

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has made available an extra 2,000 free places on the accredited level 3 early years special educational needs training programme to increase the number of SENCos in England.

SEND improvement plan – sector response

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Charities and sector organisations have responded to the publication of the Government’s SEND improvement plan. We look at what the plan says, and whether those on the frontline in supporting children and families think it measures up.

SEND improvement plan: Government pledges to end postcode lottery for families and fund training for 5,000 early years SENCos

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Ministers have pledged to fund training for thousands of workers to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in the long-awaited SEND improvement plan for England, which will be published on Thursday.

Huge rise in number of parents with SEND children accessing charity's advice service

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

| Nursery World

There has been a 140 per cent rise in the number of parents and carers of children with SEND contacting Action for Children’s free online advice service over the last 12 months.

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| Nursery World

The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

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Friday, May 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan has reached a record high of 473,255, reveals new Government data.

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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Monday, May 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local authorities of ‘letting them down’ after they put a 'pause' on early years high needs funding for new applicants.

Councils urged to create more inclusive and accessible play spaces

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Children's charities and play industry bodies are calling on UK councils to create more facilities for children with disabilities who they claim are currently excluded from many play spaces.

Early years settings struggle to access funding for rising numbers of young children with SEND

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of early years settings have seen an increase in the number of children with formally-identified SEND at their setting over the past two years, but four in ten receive no extra funding to support them.

Children with SEND in the early years: will they fall through the cracks?

Opinion

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

What do the the Government's recent funding announcements mean for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Catherine McLeod, chief executive of Dingley's Promise, looks at what this could mean for early years children with SEND

Suffolk nursery wins award for SEND provision

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

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Anglia Sunshine Nurseries in Sudbury has won the nasen 2021 award for Early Years Provision, sponsored by Nursery World.

Funding pressures put children with SEND at risk of missing out on nursery school places

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 4 in 10 maintained nursery schools are concerned about their ability to offer places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, as a survey shows rising demand for places.

Grants available for children’s speech, language and hearing development

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Friday, May 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and schools that are registered with the Charity Commission and have difficulties accessing funding for children’s speech, language and hearing development may be eligible for grants from the Speech Language and Hearing Foundation (SLHF).

Councils to share £280m for SEND provision and improvements

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Friday, April 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Local authorities in England will receive at least £500,000 this year to support children with special educational needs and disabilities, including those in early years settings, the Department for Education has announced.

Speech and language charity I CAN names new CEO

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Children’s communication charity I CAN has appointed Jane Harris as its new chief executive.

Charity wins award for early years SEND provision

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Monday, October 26, 2020

| Nursery World

The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity in Waltham Forest, east London, has won the nasen 2020 Award for Early Years Provision, sponsored by Nursery World.

Singer Mollie King launches Dyslexia Awareness Week

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Monday, October 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Presenter and singer Mollie King and the British Dyslexia Association have joined forces to focus on this year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week’s theme: Dyslexia Creates.

Special educational needs charity offers free membership to support early years settings

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Nasen, a charity that supports and champions those working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), is making its membership free in the wake of the pandemic.

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