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Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
An anonymous teacher responds to the education secretary’s recent opinion piece, written for Big Issue
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
Katie Nellist is a young autistic woman who missed out on most of her secondary school education because of a lack of special education support. As the government consults on reforms to the system, Nellist writes about what must change
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Our feature on an initiative to teach pupils about homelessness sparked ideas about what else should be learned in the classroom
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Your child could be the next Armand Duplantis. But how would you ever know?
Your child could be the next Armand Duplantis. But how would you ever know?
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
School standards minister dodges question from disabled boy about future of his education