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Call for certain pupils to repeat a year of school

by Michelle Lowe | Feb 28, 2021 | Parents & Carers

The Education Policy Institute has suggested that some pupils should be given the opportunity to repeat a year of school, if their parents or carers agree. It has been suggested that certain groups of children and young people, including those with special educational...

Astronaut Feasibility Project welcomes physical disabilities for first time

by Michelle Lowe | Feb 24, 2021 | Parents & Carers

In a global first, the European Space Agency has announced that they are looking to recruit an individual who is professionally qualified to be an astronaut, and has a physical disability. The project aims to provide an astronaut with a physical disability the...

£42 million funding extended to support children with SEND

by Michelle Lowe | Feb 22, 2021 | Parents & Carers

Last week, the government announced that funding has been extended to help improve services and provide practical support to disadvantaged families and children with SEND. Organisations including Contact, Family Fund, the Council for Disabled Children and the National...

Warnings of dentistry crisis as public concerns continue

by Michelle Lowe | Feb 19, 2021 | Parents & Carers

Healthwatch continues to hear concerns about dentistry, which were first highlighted in the “Dentistry and the impact of COVID-19” report following a 452% rise in calls and complaints to local Healthwatch. In a follow-up review of people’s feedback...

Stop ‘sectioning’ people with a learning disability or autism when they are in crisis

by Michelle Lowe | Feb 17, 2021 | Parents & Carers

There are currently two thousand people with autism or a learning disability detained in secure inpatient settings, the majority of whom could be managed in the community according to evidence presented at a Health and Social Care Committee inquiry.
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