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An arts charity in Manchester is appealing for help to allow more learning disabled artists join their classes. Venture Arts in Hulme has already been awarded grants from Arts Council England and business sponsors, including securing three quarters of a million pounds – a significant grant for new premises next door to their existing site.

One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research that reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate England’s special educational needs system.

It is estimated that one in seven children are neurodivergent, which is an umbrella term for conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. But families in West Yorkshire have said they had been left to fight battles for their children on their own and without the help they really needed.

A 22-year-old cancer patient has opened a respite lodge for teenagers and young adults going through treatment for the illness. Hannah Roberts from Willington, Derbyshire, was 19 when she was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma.

Young people on Universal Credit out of employment or learning for 18 months will be offered guaranteed paid work. The new youth guarantee initiative hopes to support young people into regular, long-term employment.