Tag: SEN News
Lack of learning-disability nurses in UK is an ‘absolute crisis’, says...
Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’
The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is...
‘Misplaced fear’, not cost, is stopping employers hiring people with a...
Employers across the UK are being held back from hiring people with a learning disability by a ‘misplaced fear’ of getting it wrong, not by cost...
Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new...
Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban
A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is...
Disability benefits change means my son could lose £200 a month...
Erika Lye says she's "the sunshine" in her house, always smiling for her sons Logan, 20, and Jack, 16.
But behind closed doors, she is...
Disabled Motability scheme users face new charges after government tax hikes
Disabled people using the Motability car leasing scheme are set to face higher costs as the organisation seeks to offset £300 million in new...
SEND reforms to ‘strip away’ children’s legal protections, charity says
The government's plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England will "strip away" legal protections for children and young...
‘The SEND reforms are not a recipe for inclusion, but for...
A lack of clarity and not enough funding will endanger well-intentioned reforms, argues shadow education secretary Laura Trott
After months of waiting - and endless...
Parents of children with Send give changes in England a mixed...
Parents of children with special needs say they are relieved that the government’s long-awaited overhaul will avoid significant disruption for their families – but...
Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school...
Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnCouncils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send...
