

Profile NW Best Practice - Focus on Cheshire West and Pan-Lancashire
Cheshire East Toolkit for Special Educational Needs and Disability The Cheshire East Toolkit for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is aimed at all educational providers and settings supporting Cheshire East children and young people aged 0-25 years. It outlines the provision and support that Cheshire East Council expects to be in place in all educational settings which support Cheshire East children and young people with SEN , and forms an important part of the


Recently Published Reports - January 2018
Early language development: Needs, provision, and intervention for preschool children from socio-economically disadvantage backgrounds This report commissioned by the Education Endowment Fund in partnership with Public Health England (PHE) examines the most effective ways to support young children with delays in their early language development. For more information visit: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Law_et_al_Early_Language_Development_fin al.pdf

SCIE Expert group on children's mental health have publish
This was sponsored by Department for Education and Department for Health as a response to the Education and Health Select Committees Reports about children in care Find the report in the link belowhttps://www.scie.org.uk/children/care/mental-health/report

Outcome of the The Lenehan Review into Residential Special Schools
This consultation ran from 23 January to 17 March 2017 and sought evidence on the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential special schools and colleges. The evidence from this consultation informed Dame Christine Lenehan’s independent review of residential special school and colleges ‘Good intentions, good enough?’ The report contains a series of recommendations for government and other agencies, focusing on: • ensuring children and young people wi


Latest Consultations!
The following consultations are open for views. Note response deadlines highlighted in pink... Consultation on restraint and restrictive intervention The Department of Health is consulting on draft guidance on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental health needs. The guidance applies to health and care settings and special educational settings. Closing date: 24


Exciting opportunity - Youth Combined Authority
The Mayor of Greater Manchester and the portfolio holder for Young People and Social Cohesion are seeking applications from organisations who work with young people that are keen to be members of the Youth Combined Authority. Organisations must be able to support their members to play an active role, and develop and deliver a work programme that will make a real difference to the lives of the city-region’s young people.
The Youth Combined Authority will:
• Advise the Mayor