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‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education

By John Pring on 21st December 2023 Category: Education

‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education
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A £1.5 million grant has helped secure the long-term future of the disabled people’s organisation (DPO) that leads the fight for inclusive education in the UK. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) said the grant would be spread across the next […]

Third of young people with SEN experienced violent bullying last year, says government

By John Pring on 21st December 2023 Category: Education

Third of young people with SEN experienced violent bullying last year, says government
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One-third of young people with special educational needs (SEN) in England experienced violent bullying in the last year, according to a major government-funded survey. Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of those surveyed, who were all 12 or 13, said they had […]

Disabled students told their access needs are ‘a nuisance’, survey finds

By John Pring on 30th November 2023 Category: Education

Disabled students told their access needs are ‘a nuisance’, survey finds
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A significant proportion of disabled students are being told by university staff that their access needs are a nuisance or unreasonable, or even that they are trying to cheat the system by asking for adjustments, according to a groundbreaking survey. One […]

UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Education

UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education
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Disabled activists have called for action to address the discrimination and disablism faced by disabled students and pupils, and to enforce the laws that should be protecting them. They were speaking at the launch of UK Disability History Month (UKDHM), which […]

Only one in three disabled PhD students receive the support they need, report finds

By John Pring on 26th October 2023 Category: Education

Only one in three disabled PhD students receive the support they need, report finds
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Only a third of disabled postgraduate doctoral students receive the support they need to study on an equal footing with their non-disabled colleagues, new research has revealed. The report also found that nearly nine in 10 (86 per cent) of the […]

Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal

By John Pring on 12th October 2023 Category: Education

Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal
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A Deaf student could be forced to leave the country and return to the United States after a university refused to provide them with the sign language interpreters they need for their course. The University of Brighton has told postgraduate student […]

Concern over expansion of supported internship scheme ‘with potential for exploitation’

By John Pring on 23rd March 2023 Category: Education

Concern over expansion of supported internship scheme ‘with potential for exploitation’
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Disabled campaigners have raised concerns about government plans to expand an internship programme that could potentially exploit disabled young people. Last week’s budget included plans to spend another £3 million over the next two years on expanding its supported internships programme. […]

Government’s SEND plan is ‘wholly insufficient’ and ‘an all-round failure’

By John Pring on 9th March 2023 Category: Education

Government’s SEND plan is ‘wholly insufficient’ and ‘an all-round failure’
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The government’s new plans for improving education for disabled children and young people have been described as “wholly insufficient” and an “all-round failure” by disabled people’s organisations. Alongside the long-awaited improvement plan, ministers have announced another “tranche” of new special schools […]

Neurodivergent parents ‘often blamed for behaviours of autistic children’, says report

By John Pring on 16th February 2023 Category: Education

Neurodivergent parents ‘often blamed for behaviours of autistic children’, says report
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Neurodivergent parents and single mothers are frequently blamed for the behaviours of their autistic children, and even subjected to safeguarding inquiries, when they try to seek support from services, according to new research. The report, based on a survey of more […]

Anger over trail-blazing inclusion council’s support for new special school

By John Pring on 19th January 2023 Category: Education

Anger over trail-blazing inclusion council’s support for new special school
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The local authority that has been seen for decades as the most inclusive in England has been accused of delivering a “segregated insult” to disabled people, after backing plans for a new special school for autistic pupils in the borough. The […]

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