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Disabled trade unionists have unanimously backed calls for a national demonstration this autumn against cuts to support for disabled children and those with special educational needs. Janine Booth, co-chair of the TUC disabled workers’ committee, who proposed the emergency motion, said […]
Campaigners have welcomed the decision of a controversial right-wing writer and free schools advocate to resign from the board of the government’s new higher education watchdog, and say he should never have been appointed. Toby Young’s resignation came just hours after […]
The government has sparked shock and anger after appointing a controversial right-wing writer and free schools advocate – who made “insulting” and “extremist” comments about inclusive education and eugenics – to the board of its new higher education watchdog. The Department […]
Some parents are being asked to educate their disabled children at home because their schools claim they cannot meet their needs, the education watchdog’s annual report has warned. Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, said in her report that the proportion of […]
The government has finally admitted that it failed to assess the impact on disabled children and young people of its “discriminatory” plans to expand grammar schools in England. The Department for Education (DfE) has previously refused to say if it carried […]
A new campaign is calling on disabled people and their allies to show their opposition to “deeply flawed” and “discriminatory” government plans to increase provision of grammar schools in England. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) is hoping that its Educate […]
The government failed to take any account of the impact on disabled pupils of its “discriminatory” plans to expand grammar schools in England, say campaigners. A government consultation paper published this week, Schools That Work For Everyone, includes plans to remove […]
New official figures highlight grave concerns about the impact of the government’s special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms on disabled children, according to a leading campaigner. The figures show that some local authorities are lagging far behind others in implementing […]
A disabled parent has accused his local authority of discriminating against him by refusing to take his access needs into account when deciding which primary school his son can attend in September. Youcef Bey-Zekkoub believes the school admissions process discriminates against […]
The government has again refused to consider calls for a national inquiry into the abuse of disabled pupils, despite allegations emerging from yet another school. In the last month, Disability News Service (DNS) has reported on alleged abuse in schools in […]