Parents of children with special needs and disabilities "let down"
One key area where people have been let down is the waiting time for Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs). The city council has addressed the staff shortages that have caused this by recruiting 24 new staff to work specifically on EHCPs. The report also highlights areas for improvement and calls for local area partners to jointly create an action plan to deliver rapid progress and long-term change across SEND services for Bristol’s children and young people. Councillor Helen Godwin, Cabinet Lead for Children said: “The challenges highlighted in the report have built up over the past nine years and been further exacerbated by a reduction in central government funding for these services. “We share in that responsibility and despite the deep commitment of many frontline staff, we haven't acted fast enough with our health partners and school leaders to turn SEND provision around. Original source - https://www.healthwatchbristol.co.uk/news/2019-12-30/parents-children-special-needs-and-disabilities-let-down Healthwatch Bristol, The Sion, Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, BS48 1RB 07944369180 C6JR+V9 Bristol Women ‘less likely to progress at work’ than their male counterparts following childbirth Only 27.8 per cent of women are in full-time work or self-employed three years after childbirth, compared to 90 per cent of new fathers. And while 26 per cent of men have been promoted or moved to a better job in the five years following childbirth, the figure is just 13 per cent for women. These are just two of the findings from researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Essex, who examined how childbirth affects employment and career progression. The findings suggest women still suffer economically and often become ‘stuck’ at work as a result of taking on childcare responsibilities, while there’s no impact on fathers. Using data from Understanding Society - the largest longitudinal household panel study of its kind – researchers observed 2,281 new mothers and 1,687 new fathers over three and five years after a child’s birth, between 2009/10 and 2016/17. Of these, 43 per cent were first-time mothers. Original source - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/october/new-mums-careers.html University of Bristol, Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK 0117 928 9000 F95W+9R Bristol
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