Posts Tagged ‘SEND’
Council told to pay out thousands over failings in care for two disabled youngsters
Healthwatch Hackney slam Town Hall for delaying support to ‘strained and distressed’ parents
Read MoreStrikes by bus drivers for disabled children suspended ahead of further talks
Drivers say they are ‘struggling’ as unions say council have pledged talks will include pay
Read MoreLength of planned strike by bus drivers for disabled children increases
Workers left unimpressed by council reminders of existing employment benefits
Read MoreTwo Hackney children attend schools run by firm at centre of ‘disturbing’ care home allegations
Hackney Council says ‘no concerns’ have been raised about the schools after Cambian Group rejects reports of poor conditions in its care homes
Read MoreSEND forecast around £9m more than agreed budget
The council scrapped changes to funding following protests – but is going ahead with cuts
Read MoreCalls for SEND cuts ‘moratorium’ as Hackney Council signs letter urging funding boost
Parents and carers says special needs cuts should be stopped ‘now’
Read MoreHackney Council to hold public SEND meeting – but campaigners call it a front for more cuts
Parents’ group dismisses event a ‘consultation in name only’
Read MoreFamilies seek judicial review against Hackney’s ‘unlawful’ SEND cuts
Lawyers file High Court bid over cuts to children’s special education needs
Read MoreHackney Council’s SEND ‘crisis’ group held no meetings for three months
New SEND boss Chris Kennedy rejects claims more cuts are in the works
Read MoreCouncillor set for £6,000 pay rise as Deputy Mayor after cabinet reshuffle
Feryal Demirci could earn more than £50,000 thanks to her new job title
Read MoreDeputy Mayor loses SEND brief in cabinet reshuffle, as Chris Kennedy joins the fray
New cabinet member will be ‘leading’ on SEND as council makes £5 million of cuts
Read MoreHackney’s Deputy Mayor welcomes MPs’ SEND inquiry – but campaigners dismiss probe as PR effort
‘We don’t need an inquiry to tell us what’s going wrong’
Read MoreHackney parent runs first ever marathon to support disabled children
53-year-old tackling 26.2 mile course shines spotlight on local SEND cuts
Read MoreWomen’s Equality’s Harini Iyengar would apply ‘gender lens’ to policy if elected Hackney Mayor
‘We have a monolith in Hackney Council and women’s political voices have not been heard’
Read MoreParents and carers raise £3,000 to fight SEND cuts in a judicial review
Hackney Council has offered to work with campaigners to manage the cuts
Read MoreHackney Deputy Mayor to scrap SEND funding changes – but five per cent cuts will go ahead
Cabinet will tonight formally drop the changes and set up a parents working group
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party’s first ever Hackney candidate puts SEND cuts at heart of campaign
Deputy Mayor calls for unity in fight against SEND cuts, telling campaigners ‘We are on the same side’
Read MoreChildren protest SEND cuts at Hackney Town Hall as parents address council
Deputy Mayor Bramble offers ‘co-production’ with parents to manage changes
Read MoreHackney parents slam ‘catastrophic’ plans to cut high needs funding
Council’s proposal to ‘speed up funding process’ could see support slashed by up to 90 per cent
Read More‘Hidden education crisis’ to hit Hackney’s most vulnerable children, warns Deputy Mayor
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble calls for ‘crucial’ government reforms as council is left with ‘no other option’ but to cut high needs funding
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