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Headteachers in England, Wales and NI say Send provision crisis is worsening

by Charlotte Dolman | May 14, 2025 | Parents & Carers

The crisis in special needs education appears to be worsening, with nine out of 10 school leaders finding it harder to meet pupils’ needs than they did a year ago, according to a survey. Almost all (98%) of the respondents to a National Association of Head Teachers’...

PM will ‘certainly look into’ changing Mental Capacity Act after autistic man killed in own home

by Charlotte Dolman | May 12, 2025 | Parents & Carers

The prime minister has confirmed he’ll “certainly look into” a law change to the way mental capacity assessments are carried out, after ITV News revealed some vulnerable adults are not getting the support they urgently need.

‘I made my cochlear implant a fashion accessory’

by Charlotte Dolman | May 9, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Gargi Agrawalla, who was born profoundly deaf, wants to empower other deaf young people after winning an international competition to design jewellery for use with cochlear implants and hearing aids.

Meet the boy who kickstarted adaptive surfing on Croyde beach!

by Charlotte Dolman | May 7, 2025 | Parents & Carers

George Palmer loves to catch waves but his favourite part about surfing is WIPEOUT!

A cuddle could tear my son’s skin due to rare disorder

by Charlotte Dolman | May 5, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A couple whose son has a rare genetic skin condition say it is hard to process that a cuddle could “tear his skin”. Twenty month old Albi was born with a severe form of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a disorder which causes his skin to...

Fix SEN funding to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits in England, IFS says

by Charlotte Dolman | May 2, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Council deficits in England could spiral to “absurd” levels in excess of £8bn in less than three years without radical reform of special educational needs funding, a leading economics thinktank has said.
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