Parents of children with special educational needs are bringing a landmark High Court challenge against the Government over funding cuts to local authorities. The families bringing the legal action say
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Vulnerable children with speech and language problems face a postcode lottery of care, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. Anne Longfield said a lack of joined-up services and overall
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Thousands of parents, disabled children and young people across England and Wales have demanded the Government acts to end a “national crisis” in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding.
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Schools will be asked for their views on funding for children with complex needs, the Education Secretary will announce today. In a speech at the National Association of Head Teachers
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Families of children with special educational requirements have lost a High Court challenge against local authority cuts to special needs funding. Four children, whose relatives brought the case on their
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Specially trained early years staff and family support workers will identify infants with poor language and communication skills to prevent them falling behind at school. As part of a £6.5
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Almost half of specialist teachers for deaf children feel pupils are performing worse than five years ago, a charity suggests. The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) says the system is
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Thousands of school places will be created for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education. A new school will open in every English region,
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More than half of parents whose children have speech, language or communication problems have to wait longer than six months for help, a survey suggests. A YouGov poll of more
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A “lost generation” of children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE, the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has warned. The charity says that less than
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