Teaching children with learning disabilities in mainstream schools can leave youngsters feeling “sidelined” while teachers feel “untrained, unsupported and stressed”, campaigners have claimed. Charity Enable Scotland has told ministers it
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If you’ve ever considered a career in Music Therapy or wondered what career routes might be available, then this is sure to interest you. Here we explore the MSc in
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Mainstream schools in England find it difficult to support children with special needs and disabilities, according to a new report. Headteachers have said that town hall cuts and delays to
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National deafblind charity, Sense, has today launched an inquiry to highlight the problems children with multiple needs encounter accessing play opportunities. ‘The Case for Play’ inquiry will look into the
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) is asking people with autism aged 25 or younger and their parents about their experiences of education in England as the new SEN system is implemented. Last
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) is leading a review on support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and is asking for views on the services they
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Allegations of physical abuse of children at an Aberdeenshire school for pupils with special needs are being investigated by Police Scotland. The abuse allegations concern nursery and primary-aged children at
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Renowned speakers on Autism, Professor Rita Jordan OBE and Ros Blackburn, will host a lecture and a question and answer session at the University of Worcester later this month. The
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Northern Ireland Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced the start of free Sign Language classes for parents of deaf children. The classes, which will be held at Jordanstown School
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Research conducted by a University of Chester Master’s graduand has led to ground breaking work in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pedagogical practice. Peppy Hills, Director of Arts at
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