Since I last wrote, we’ve had confirmation of who the next His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (HMCI) will be and what he thinks about education, health and care plans (EHCPs).
There’s been a row about whether or not there is a target for reducing EHCPs, together with a response from the new minister about the true state of affairs.
The Department for Education (DfE) has been out and about attending meetings to discuss progress with the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan, the SEND dimension to wraparound childcare, and improving the Core Content Framework and Early Career Framework (CCF and ECF).
After I’ve explained more about these items, I’ll end with a reference to a piece of research on the cost of SEND tribunals, followed by the news that a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) has been agreed.
