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Parents of children with special needs in England feel alienated from their schools if they don’t have legal protection, according to the biggest representative survey of its kind. Only 38% of parents without care plans felt teachers in mainstream schools had the tools to deal with special needs.

The Government has published this guide for how to claim for disability discrimination in schools. It includes practical guidance about common complaints. It is not legal advice, and the tribunal will consider each case individually.

Channel 4 News has been following an oral histories project run by United Respose that’s been gathering interviews with learning disabled people across the country.

A new epilepsy treatment for children with Dravet Syndrome, a genetic condition that causes frequent, hard-to-control seizures and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment, has been shown to reduce seizures by 91%.

The Call for Evidence forms part of the Timms review of PIP. The government launched the review, led by Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, after Labour MPs indicated that they would vote down original proposals to tighten PIP eligibility for new claimants. The government scrapped planned changes to PIP that would have affected existing claimants.