EHCPs (Education Health and Care Plans)

Council defends SEND non-attendance policy as resident calls for leniency

Bedford Borough Council is defending its policy of prosecuting families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) for school non-attendance, despite calls...

Events for SEND provision will focus on Central Bedfordshire’s education health and care plan

Guidance on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision in Central Bedfordshire is to be made available at a workshop and a separate online session arranged for parents...

Disappointment as opening of new Kempston SEND school delayed

There is disappointment after it was announced earlier this week that the opening of the new SEND school on the former Rober Bruce School site will be delayed and now take place in phases. Bedford Borough...

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