Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000
A new campaign will aim to boost the number of young people in work with a learning disability or autism by 10,000 in the next eight years. The charity DFN
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Tag: Special Education Needs / Disabilities
Growing number of NHS staff vacancies ‘impacting children’s services outside of hospital’
Children will face longer waits for help with autism or speech problems due to NHS staff shortages outside of hospitals, health leaders have warned. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers
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Children ‘robbed of potential by failures over suitable alternative education’ outside school
Children are being “robbed” of their potential because of failures by local authorities to provide them with suitable alternative education outside school, according to a report. The report, titled Out
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NHS ‘failing’ to provide proper communication for deaf, blind and disabled people
NHS services are “failing to communicate properly” with people who are blind, deaf or have a disability, a patient watchdog has said. Communication blunders range from deaf people being asked
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Choir for those with special needs joins Christmas campaign to double donations
A choir that aims to help people with special needs tackle loneliness has called for support for a campaign that will double its charitable donations ahead of the Christmas period.
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Shortage of specialist learning disability nurses ‘may be putting lives at risk’, RCN warn
A shortage of specialist learning disability nurses could be “putting lives at risk”, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that the number of learning disability
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Pupils with special educational needs not getting enough support for learning – Ofsted
Some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are not getting enough help in school to support their learning – even when specialist services are involved, Ofsted has warned.
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Disabled people have suffered range of profoundly adverse effects from pandemic, MPs report
The Covid crisis has had a major negative impact on disabled people – including “starkly disproportionate deaths”, MPs have said. An independent inquiry into the situation and the difficulty for
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Scottish Autism launch fundraising drive after revenues plunge and demand for services soars
Scotland’s largest provider of autism-specific services and a leading authority and advocate for good autism practice, has reported a significant fall in revenues combined with a spike in demand for
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Families of disabled children ‘abandoned’ during lockdown with 76% reporting no support at all
The families of disabled children have been “abandoned” during lockdown, leading charities have warned after a new survey found that support has dried up for many families. Three quarters (76%)
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