School for children with special needs ‘thrown into chaos’ due to aerated concrete
Parents of children with special needs were called just days before the start of the new term to be told their school had to shut as it is fitted with
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Mental welfare investigation finds steps ‘not taken’ to help vulnerable person who died
An investigation has found steps to protect a vulnerable Scot who died while under the influence of another person were “not taken”. The person, known anonymously as “AB”, had learning
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Most complaints about special educational needs support, says councils watchdog
Children and young people are still being failed when it comes to special educational needs support, a watchdog has said as it revealed it had upheld the majority of complaints
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Publisher to produce fantasy novel with autistic hero after her own diagnosis
A female publisher who has mentored more than 200 authors is hoping to produce a book of her own featuring a neurodivergent main character after she was diagnosed with autism.
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Government not doing enough to support disabled to stay in work, campaigners say
The Government must do more to support disabled people to stay in work, campaigners have said. Research released on Tuesday by the Business Disability Forum (BDF), a non-profit membership organisation
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Disability aggravated hate crime in Scotland at highest rate on record, figures show
Charges against people subjecting disabled people to hate crime because of their condition is the highest on record, figures have shown. Charges against people accused of committing disability aggravated hate
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UK authorities ‘contributed’ to death of exploited teen accused of terror, inquest told
The UK state “contributed” to the death of a teenager who took her own life after being groomed by a far-right extremist and later arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences,
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Majority back aligning social care worker wages to NHS pay bands, poll suggests
The majority of people think care workers should be paid the same as pharmacy assistants and some other NHS workers, according to research by an organisation working to support people
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Four care workers at specialist hospital guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients
Four members of staff at a specialist hospital have been found guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients after an undercover BBC Panorama documentary. Five other staff members were cleared of all
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Call for major overhaul of regulation to prevent abuse of disabled children
Recommendations for a more joined-up approach to the care of disabled children in care homes must be fully implemented otherwise “appalling harm” suffered by this vulnerable group could be repeated,
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