Not exact matches
The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification
of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review
of EYFS; free entitlement
of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment:
education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness
of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the
system: a continuation
of early support
resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set
out a local offer
of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice
of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use
of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal
All
of these products and services cost money — money that has to be squeezed
out of an
education system that plows almost all
of its
resources into personnel.
The levy credit functions to take local funds
out of the
education finance
system, and returns a pittance to local property tax payers as higher needs schools are in desperate need
of resources.
Delegates will also have the chance to try
out exciting new astronomy - themed
resources including Discovery
Education Espresso's newly launched cross curricular Space Module, which allows primary pupils to discover the wonders
of our solar
system and imagine the thrills
of space exploration.
Stark County School Superintendent Jerry Klooster, a member
of the task force that helped develop Vision 20/20 in 2012, said the goals
of the group include developing a balanced state assessment
system; making it easier for teachers from
out -
of - state to get a license to teach in Illinois; recognize that not all districts are the same, have varied
resources and expectations, and differentiated accountability; and adequate funding
of education based on local factors rather than «one size fits all.»
Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides
resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach
Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the
education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated
system that connects families to needed
resources to enhance the development
of vulnerable children.