Bullying and the Children and Families Act 2014: a briefing from the Anti-Bullying Alliance and the Council for Disabled Children, September 2015
- Authors:
- ANTI-BULLYING ALLIANCE, COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
The Children and Families Act 2014 includes new duties on local authorities for how services and support are delivered for disabled children and young people and those with Special Educational Needs (SEN). As a result of these reforms the SEND Code of Practice was re-written. A disproportionate amount of disabled children and young people and those with SEN are bullied in schools and the revised Code of Practice introduces new duties and guidance for local authorities and schools about bullying. This briefing aims to explain these new duties and provide clarity around what effective practice looks like. It covers: bullying and the local offer; cyberbullying, internet safety and the local offer; taking bullying into account when identifying special educational needs; and School SEN Information Report and bullying. (Edited publisher abstract)
- Subject terms:
- disabilities, learning disabilities, special educational needs, children, bullying, internet;
- Content type:
- practice guidance
- Location(s):
- England
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