Contract to provide strategic support to the Department for Education in embedding reforms to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system
What the buyer wrote
On 1 September 2014, Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 took effect, offering simpler, improved and more consistent help for children and young people in England with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The new system is: • replacing statements of SEN and learning disability assessments with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans - setting out in one place all the support families will receive; • requiring councils to publish a 'local offer' showing the support available in the area to all children and young people who have disabilities or SEN; • requiring better co-operation between councils and health services to make sure services for children and young peopl…
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- What the buyer calls it
- Contract to provide strategic support to the Department for Education in embedding reforms to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 31 Mar 2017
- Work ends
- 31 Mar 2018
Who the buyer named
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