Northern Ireland politicians hear about SEN ‘cliff edge’ fears
BBC Caroline Campbell was among parents who hosted the event at Stormont “He would go from having five days a week in school in a supported environment with his peers…
Change call after student kills self over results
Family photo Mared Foulkes was a talented and hard working student, who had wanted to be a pharmacist since she was a child, her parents said The parents of a…
Special educational needs system has burst, headteacher warns
BBC Ruth says she could not find a suitable mainstream school for her eight-year-old son Samuel Children with complex needs are being sent to private schools up to 200 miles…
Staff ‘demoralised’ over Northumbria University course cuts
The closure of two undergraduate courses at a university is “demoralising” to staff, a union has said. Northumbria University said it had proposed cutting two joint degrees from next September…
Edinburgh University warns staff to expect job cuts
Edinburgh University has warned staff it expects to make job cuts in response to “unsustainable” funding. In a message to staff, principal and vice-chancellor Sir Peter Mathieson said the institution…
Dyslexia shouldn’t hold you back, says Paddington writer
Getty Images James Lamont (left, standing with his Paddington co-writers Jon Foster and Mark Burton) said dyslexia did not hold him back from a writing career Dyslexia should not hold…
National Insurance rise will impact nursery costs
Getty Images Jess Phillips said there was “no easy way” to raise more money for public services Raising the National Insurance (NI) rate for employers will impact the cost of…
County Durham free school meals auto-enrolment ‘way forward’
Durham County Council Very few households chose to opt out of the scheme, the council said The automatic enrolment of children for free school meals should become a standard practice,…
‘Families in crisis’ as Ofsted criticises Derbyshire’s SEND provision
PA Media School leaders told Ofsted a lack of places for SEND children is pushing them to “crisis point” A government regulator has found “widespread and systemic failings” around the…
‘Mentoring is a really good way to engage excluded pupils’
BBC Actress Nkechi Simms once attended Pupil Referral Units “I often felt really misunderstood and struggled to handle my emotions – I was very angry,” actress Nkechi Simms tells a…