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Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Bethany Bale

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights

With a government white paper on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is due to be published, Disability Rights UK’s Bethany Bale writes about what must change to ensure that disabled children get the right support

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
Autism

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

The NAO robot is just two feet tall, but this little droid is teaching researchers big things about movement, rhythm and connection

Big Issue Invest £3m loan secures future for outstanding SEND College
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest £3m loan secures future for outstanding SEND College

The landmark deployment from a new Big Issue Invest fund will enable special educational needs college Great Oaks to move to a new site in Surrey.

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Education

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show

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Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
Education

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
Special educational needs

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens