‘We’re not problems,’ Send youngsters tell MPs
The Guardian view on special educational needs: segregation is not the answer
The school where pupils learn to DJ
Commissioner will investigate special needs education
More special needs children taken out of schools to be home educated than ever before
Autistic and starting uni!
‘Hannah Louise, a member of the FLARE disabled children and young people’s group, gives her top tips for young people with autism who are looking to go to uni.’
Relationships and sex education: Ensuring inclusion for pupils with SEND
‘As part of statutory relationships and sex education, schools will need to ensure that the needs of children with SEND are met.’
Disabled Access Day 2019 – You and Somewhere New
“On Saturday 16 March we are taking part in the national Disabled Access Day 2019 and opening our doors to disabled people and their families.”
Education secretary Damian Hinds attacks schools that ‘off-roll’ special needs pupils to improve league table rankings
‘I want to be clear right now – this is not okay. Special educational needs pupils are not someone else’s problem’
Vulnerable children at risk of becoming ‘lost in digital space’, report warns
Sunshine & smiles 21 co Gallery & Cafe
https://www.headingleyleeds.com/eat-blog/2019/1/9/21-co-gallery-and-coffee-shop
No more PIP assessments for people with Life long disability or conditions
Councils call on the government to increase funding after thousands of children with special needs left without school places
Disabled children ‘shut out of playgrounds’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35650651
Special needs overspend in eight out of 10 councils
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47058309
The colourful ‘pods’ helping special needs children go to school
https://www.specialneedscommunity.co.uk/news/
Too many parents of special needs children are being let down
https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/04/many-parents-special-needs-children-let-8208817/
What does SEND stand for?
https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/19/what-does-send-stand-for-8263792/
M&S launches ‘easy dressing’ range for children with disabilities
Café Hires People Living With Down Syndrome And Pays Them National Living Wage
http://www.pretty52.com/life/real-life-charity-cafe-hires-people-with-down-syndrome-20190121
Support for children with special needs is too ‘disjointed and inconsistent’, Ofsted report warns
Special needs pupils ‘spend years out of school’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46241852
Thousands of children with special needs do not have school places amid crisis in education funding, union warns
Report reveals systemic failings in SEN system
https://senmagazine.co.uk/news/sennews/sennews/report-reveals-systemic-failings-in-sen-system
Thousands of children missing out on support for diagnosed special educational needs in England is a “national scandal”, Ofsted has said.
bbc.co.uk/news/education-46400397
How a parent held her council to account for its SEND failures
How a parent held her council to account for its SEND failures
MP Enjoys Insightful Visit To LVS Oxford School For Children With Autism
Support for special educational needs children faces potential deficit of
£536m, councils warn
Excluded children and parents should be protected by ‘bill of rights’, say experts
Enabling technology for dyslexic learners
https://senmagazine.co.uk/home/articles/senarticles-2/enabling-technology-for-dyslexic-learners
Improving university access for care leavers
https://senmagazine.co.uk/news/sennews/sennews/improving-university-access-for-care-leavers
Schools don’t need ‘little extras’, Philip Hammond. They need proper funding
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct /30/schools-little-extras-philip-hammond-funding-teacher -budget
Families go to high court to
oppose Hackney’s SEN cuts
Ofsted must do more for
special needs children
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/dec/06/ofsted-must-do-more-for-special-needs-children