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University leaves disabled student segregated at the back of lectures

By John Pring on 13th February 2020 Category: Education

University leaves disabled student segregated at the back of lectures
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A disabled student has been left “isolated” and “segregated” by her university’s failure to make her lectures accessible to her. Sarah-Marie Da Silva, a first-year zoology student and a wheelchair-user, has been trying since her first day on the course to […]

News round-up: Restraint, mental health, early deaths, poverty, and PIP back-payments

By John Pring on 13th February 2020 Category: Education

News round-up: Restraint, mental health, early deaths, poverty, and PIP back-payments
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The human rights watchdog has launched an inquiry into how schools are monitoring the use of restraint on their pupils. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry will discover whether primary, secondary and special schools in England and Wales are […]

Schools are failing legal duties on accessibility plans, says report

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Education

Schools are failing legal duties on accessibility plans, says report
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Secondary schools across England are breaching their legal duty to publish plans showing how they will improve access for disabled pupils, according to new research published today (Thursday). The research, carried out on behalf of The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE), […]

Disabled students accuse leading university of institutional failings on discrimination

By John Pring on 16th January 2020 Category: Education

Disabled students accuse leading university of institutional failings on discrimination
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A world-renowned university is facing claims of “institutional failings”, after an investigation by its own disabled students into allegations of disability discrimination. The Disabled Students’ Network (DSN) of University College London (UCL) is set to publish a report next week which […]

Strong criticism of council by ombudsman in latest SEND failings report

By John Pring on 16th January 2020 Category: Education

Strong criticism of council by ombudsman in latest SEND failings report
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An ombudsman has “strongly criticised” a local council’s children’s services provider for failing to provide educational support to three disabled children. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said there was also cause for concern about “systemic failures” between Richmond council […]

Election 2019: Labour promises move towards inclusive education system

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Education

Election 2019: Labour promises move towards inclusive education system
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Labour has committed itself to moving back towards an inclusive education system if it wins power in tomorrow’s general election (Thursday). The pledge was made by Marsha de Cordova, the party’s shadow minister for disabled people, at a pre-election rally of […]

Staff forced autistic pupils into tiny cupboard after ‘meltdowns’, school admits

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Education

Staff forced autistic pupils into tiny cupboard after ‘meltdowns’, school admits
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Staff at an academy school repeatedly forced autistic pupils as young as five into a tiny cupboard and then held the door shut after they had “meltdowns” in class, a school has admitted. Parents of three of the pupils are now […]

Disabled children in London more likely to receive an inclusive education, says report

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Education

Disabled children in London more likely to receive an inclusive education, says report
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Disabled children in London are more likely to receive an inclusive education than those being educated anywhere else in England, according to a new report. The report, by the education consultancy MIME, found that the London borough of Westminster was delivering […]

Student reform confusion ‘risks turning assessment system into PIP replica’

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Education

Student reform confusion ‘risks turning assessment system into PIP replica’
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Major changes to the way disabled students are assessed for their support risk turning the system into a replica of the government’s much-criticised personal independence payment (PIP) assessment regime, student leaders have warned. The changes will mean the closure in December […]

MPs criticised over ‘disgraceful’ omission of ALLFIE inclusive education evidence

By John Pring on 24th October 2019 Category: Education

MPs criticised over ‘disgraceful’ omission of ALLFIE inclusive education evidence
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MPs who released a report criticising the implementation of the government’s reforms of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system have been accused of a “disgraceful” omission of crucial evidence on inclusive education. The Commons education committee, chaired by the […]

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