Category: Children’s Services

News and policy relating to services for children in Norfolk

Youth Justice and Neurodivergence

At the August meeting of the County Council’s Scrutiny Committee, we examined the Norfolk Youth Justice Strategy. This is an

Norfolk County Council is being forced to increase spending on support for children with disabilities and additional needs, as a

Independent councillors quizzed the leaders of Norfolk County Council today about the management of support for children with disabilities and

A c*** up in the Department for Education means schools in Norfolk will be getting £5.6 million less next year

I was recently asked to contribute to the Know Your Shift podcast with Gareth Duffin. It was fun to do

Norfolk County Council is proposing changing the way children’s needs are assessed for Short Breaks. It is consulting on a

Children and young people with additional needs and disabilities (SEND), their families, and the professionals who work with them are

After sixteen months of meeting online (and a couple of meetings at the County Showground) I have finally returned to

The Chair of the Local Government Association sends out regular briefings to councillors and they are always full of interesting

Norfolk County Council is refusing to plan for re-organisation of Children’s Services if the government presses ahead with its devolution