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DCSF - Improving Behaviour and Attendance 2008The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DSCF) has issued revised guidance on exclusions, which came into force on 1st September 2008.
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DLA, A Guide to completing paperwork This is a Local document.
Contact a family have produced an in depth guide to help with the completion of Disability Living Allowance Paperwork.
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Extended Schools Final ReportThis is a National document.
Extended schools are at the heart of Every Child Matters (ECM), raising standards and ensuring that children: are healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution; and achieve economic well-being.
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Special Educational Needs (Information) BillThis is a National document.
A Bill to amend the Education Act 1996 in relation to the provision and publication of information about children who have special educational needs; and for connected purposes.
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Review of services for Children and Young people with Speech, Language and Communication NeedsThis is a National document.
This interim report presents the evidence contributed to the Review through the many responses to our “call for evidence”, the visits we have made to local areas across the country and the meetings we have held with key stakeholders, including children, young people, parents, frontline professionals, service managers, academics, charities, voluntary organisations and professional associations. The report considers the important themes emerging from the evidence and sets out the more specific issues we will investigate further.
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DCSF - Bercow Review - Executive Summary - March 2008This is a National document.
Executive Summary report of the review of services for Children and Young People (0–19) with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, from John Bercow MP
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SENDIST - Preparation, Tactics and Pitfalls - Deborah Hay, BarristerA very helpful document on the preparation of cases for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) - written by Deborah Hay, Barrister, Hardwicke Building - which was recently presented at an Educational Law conference. Deborah has kindly agreed for this information to be made available to parents via the Parent Partnership website.
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Complaints to Ofsted about schools: Guidance for Parents - April 2007This is a National document.
This leaflet from Ofsted explains how they may be able to help if you have a concern about your child's school, and you are not satisfied with the responses you have received from the school, Governing Body or the Local Authority.
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The Children's Plan - Summary - December 2007 - DCSFThe Department for Children, Families & Schools (DCSF) has produced a summary document of the full 'Children's Plan'.
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The Children's Plan - December 2007 - DCSFThis is a National document.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has produced this document. The Children’s Plan sets out our ambitions for improving children and young people’s lives over the next decade and how we intend to achieve them. By 2020 we want England to be the best place in the world to grow up. Despite the progress we have made in the last ten years, achieving this will require new commitment over the long term and across all areas of Government policy.
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Bullying - A Guide to the Law - The Children's Legal CentreThis is a National document.
The Children's Legal Centre has produced this guide, which provides information for parents and carers on bullying and that schools are required to do to prevent and deal with it effectively. It also provides practical advice on what parents can do if their child is being bullied, and what to do if the school fails to support their child.
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Parenting Contracts - Local Authority & School Guidance - September 2007This is a National document.
Guidance on Education-Related Parenting Contracts, Parenting Orders and Penalty Notices from the DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families). Guidance and regulations relating to parenting contracts in cases of exclusion from or misbehaviour at school or truancy; parenting orders in cases of exclusion from or serious misbehaviour at school; and penalty notices for parents in cases of truancy or in connection with the whereabouts of their child when excluded.
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Parenting Contracts - A Guide for Parents - September 2007This is a National document.
Guidance from the DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families). A parenting contract is an agreement between a parent or carer and either the Local Authority (LA) or the governing body of a school. Your child’s school or LA may offer a parenting contract if your child is truanting, if they have beenexcluded from school or if they have misbehaved at school.
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DCSF - Improving Behaviour & Attendance - September 2007This is a National document.
Guidance on Exclusion from Schools and Pupil Referral Units - published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Headteachers, Governing Bodies, the Local Authority and Independent Appeal Panels MUST, by law, have regard to this guidance when making decisions on exclusions and administering the exclusion procedure.
