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Help us raise awareness of the SEND funding crisis and Safety Valve scandal
Help us raise awareness of the SEND funding crisis and Safety Valve scandal
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Why you need to know about the Safety Valve scheme
Why you need to know about the Safety Valve scheme
Parents, carers, teachers, school staff - this programme affects us all. Learn more, and sign our petition
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Update: BCP publishes rejected Safety Valve proposal
Update: BCP publishes rejected Safety Valve proposal
The first Safety Valve proposal to be published confirms fears, reveals blanket policies and risks to statutory duties
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Safety Valve Update - 26 March 2024
Safety Valve Update - 26 March 2024
DfE have rejected BCP’s Safety Valve plan, but what does this mean for SEND provision, children and families?
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Letter from Sinclairslaw to BCP Council: Release Safety Valve Proposal
Letter from Sinclairslaw to BCP Council: Release Safety Valve Proposal
Letter demands release of full proposal sent to DfE, ahead of full council vote
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DfE agrees to cut BCP school budgets below minimum per pupil levels
DfE agrees to cut BCP school budgets below minimum per pupil levels
BCP Council voted in favour of the cut at February’s full council meeting, pending approval from the Secretary of State, which has now been granted
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Important week in the BCP campaign against Safety Valve, including a great protest and a unanimous council vote
Important week in the BCP campaign against Safety Valve, including a great protest and a unanimous council vote
Victory for Safety Valve scrutiny, however mainstream schools still face budget cut after separate vote
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Councillors sound alarm over fears of being “silenced”
Councillors sound alarm over fears of being “silenced”
Personal connection to someone with EHCP classed as “non-registerable interest” and must be declared, potentially resulting in exclusion from Safety Valve debate and vote
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PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners to protest BCP council meeting where Safety Valve petition will be heard
PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners to protest BCP council meeting where Safety Valve petition will be heard
BCP Town Hall, Bournemouth (20th February @ 1800)
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Can Your Child's School Afford These Budget Cuts?
Can Your Child's School Afford These Budget Cuts?
Learn how BCP schools will have to do much more with much less money
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