Private Firms are Making Big Money out of Childrens Social Services
Companies have colonised social work, with those at the top taking the profits while families in difficulty continue to suffer
Pioneering new approach to assessing pupils with complex disabilities to be introduced in schools
Pupils with multiple and complex needs will be assessed using a new Ôaspects of engagementÕ approach.
Family plea after Sheffield girl, who has PDA autism, is ‘rejected by 26 schools’
Grace, has been rejected by dozens of school and her mother was told it may take over a year to find her a suitable placement
‘Shopping Can be so Embarrassing For Me’
Shopping can be frustrating at the best of times, but for many disabled people it comes with even more unnecessary challenges - narrow aisles, no...
‘Devastating’ cuts hit special educational needs
Many local authorities are plunging into the red to meet their obligations as spending trebles in three years
The academy trusts whose GCSE students keep disappearing
New ranking shows four academy chains lost up to 7% of pupils prior to exams
Children with learning disabilities ‘failed by society’
Children with learning disabilities are being let down by society, according to a report by a leading health inequality expert.
‘Shameful’ use of restraints on disabled patients
The use of restraints on adults with learning disabilities in hospital units in England rose by 50% between 2016 and 2017, figures show.
40 people died in ‘barbaric’ secure hospitals the government pledged would close
At least 40 people with a profound learning disability or autism have died while admitted to "barbaric" secure hospitals the government has promised to close...
Thousands of children with special needs excluded from schools
Pupils with special educational needs are denied opportunities by ÔbrokenÕ system, experts say
Special Needs pupils being failed by a system on ‘verge of crisis’
Rising demand puts councils in England at risk of bankruptcy, Guardian investigation reveals
School staff strap autistic boy, 5, into chair by his waist and ankles before sending pictures to parents
ÒI felt sick, it was like the fog lifted," says child's mother
Almost Half Of Disabled People Fear Being Stripped Of Benefits For Being ‘Too Active’
'You feel that whatever you say may be taken out of context,' says former Paralympian.
Boy brain damaged at Blackpool hospital awarded £27m
A seven-year-old boy born severely disabled "due to a delay in his delivery" will receive about £27m in compensation from the NHS.
Medical cannabis ‘will be available on prescription within a month’
Cannabis oil will be available on prescription to people with chronic pain across the UK within a month, it has been reported Currently cannabis-derived medicines...
Ofsted inspectors to move away from exams results focus
Exam results and grades will no longer be the key focus of Ofsted inspections in England, under new plans.
Disabled train users to get new ‘life-changing’ app
A "life-changing" app that can track disabled rail users in real-time will be rolled out nationwide.
Head teachers protest at Downing Street funding rally
Hundreds of head teachers from England and Wales are due to attend a rally in central London later, to demand extra funding for schools.
‘I hid my baby from social services in case they took it away’
It's every mother's worst nightmare - that someone might take away their baby.
Train Companies could Face Court over Inaccessible Rail Replacement Buses
Train companies are facing possible legal action over their failure to ensure that replacement bus services are accessible to wheelchair-users and other rail passengers with...
Thousands of autistic girls and women ‘going undiagnosed’ due to gender bias
Number of girls and women with the condition in UK may be vastly underestimated, leading neuroscientist says
Bedside light tool could detect baby brain injury earlier
Sick babies admitted to a neonatal unit after a difficult birth could benefit from a new bedside tool to detect brain damage, researchers believe.
‘Actors don’t black up, so why do they still crip up?’
The actor Adam Pearson has a similar condition to Joseph Merrick, whose story was told in The Elephant Man. When the BBC was remaking the...
When Step-Free on London’s Tube isn’t Actually Step Free
People with Mobility issues are still struggling to use the renovated underground system.
