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Questions remain after minister postpones DSA plans

By John Pring on 19th September 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Questions remain after minister postpones DSA plans
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Campaigners have welcomed a government decision to postpone some of its planned reforms to disability-related higher education support. But there are still question-marks over the “face-saving” announcement by a Conservative minister, as some of the cuts will still go ahead as […]

School locked my disabled son in ‘quiet room’ as punishment, says mum

By John Pring on 12th September 2014 Category: Education, Human Rights, News Archive

School locked my disabled son in ‘quiet room’ as punishment, says mum
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A mother has described how her disabled son was repeatedly locked in a so-called “safe room” by staff at his school as a punishment. The claims are the latest in a series of allegations concerning special and mainstream schools which have […]

Government fails again to act over school ‘safe rooms’

By John Pring on 22nd August 2014 Category: Education, Human Rights, News Archive

Government fails again to act over school ‘safe rooms’
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The government has refused to act after fresh allegations emerged of a special school shutting disabled children in “safe rooms” as a punishment. The allegations concerning the school in Stoke-on-Trent mean that the Department for Education (DfE) and its education watchdog […]

DSA reforms could decimate number of disabled university students

By John Pring on 11th July 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

DSA reforms could decimate number of disabled university students
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Four in five disabled students say they are more likely to drop out of university if the government presses ahead with plans to reform the system of disability-related higher education support, according to “shocking” new figures. The poll of disabled students, […]

Coalition MPs raise concerns over reform of support for disabled students

By John Pring on 4th July 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Coalition MPs raise concerns over reform of support for disabled students
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Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs have raised concerns over government plans to “reform” the system of higher education support for disabled students. The disabled Tory MP Paul Maynard was among coalition MPs who questioned the plans to focus disabled students’ allowance […]

Students to lobby MPs over cuts to ‘vital’ allowance

By John Pring on 6th June 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Students to lobby MPs over cuts to ‘vital’ allowance
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Disabled students across England are today (Friday) taking part in a nationwide lobby of MPs’ surgeries in protest at “deeply unfair” reforms to the system of higher education support. The day of action has been organised by the National Union of […]

Unions attack government over education reforms

By John Pring on 30th May 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Unions attack government over education reforms
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The government’s education reforms have come under heavy attack from delegates at the TUC’s annual disabled workers’ conference. Delegates approved an  emergency motion opposing cuts to disabled students’ allowance (DSA), which were announced at the beginning of last month and apply […]

Disabled students could ‘fall through the cracks’ after ‘deeply unfair’ reforms

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Disabled students could ‘fall through the cracks’ after ‘deeply unfair’ reforms
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“Deeply unfair” reforms to the system of higher education support in England will make it harder for disabled students to attend university and more likely to drop out of their courses, say campaigners. The reforms to the disabled students’ allowance (DSA) […]

EHRC takes “shocking” position on inclusive education

By John Pring on 4th April 2014 Category: Education, Human Rights, News Archive

EHRC takes “shocking” position on inclusive education
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been accused of taking an “absolutely disgraceful” and “shocking” position on the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream schools. In a letter to the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE), the commission suggested it […]

Inclusive education ‘just a lottery for disabled children’, says report

By John Pring on 28th March 2014 Category: Education, News Archive

Inclusive education ‘just a lottery for disabled children’, says report
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The least-inclusive local authority in the country is seven times more likely to send a child to a special school than the best-performing council, according to new research. In the latest of a series of reports stretching back to 1983, the […]

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