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Grammar school plans ‘ignore impact on disabled pupils’

By John Pring on 15th September 2016 Category: Education

Grammar school plans ‘ignore impact on disabled pupils’
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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 […]

UN’s ‘fantastic’ inclusive education guidance is ‘embarrassment’ for UK government

By John Pring on 8th September 2016 Category: Education

UN’s ‘fantastic’ inclusive education guidance is ‘embarrassment’ for UK government
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Strict new guidance published by the United Nations has increased pressure on the UK government to abandon its opposition to an inclusive education system, say campaigners. The guidance, published by the committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD), makes […]

Concerns over watchdog’s ‘alarming’ inspection cancellation figures

By John Pring on 9th June 2016 Category: Education

Concerns over watchdog’s ‘alarming’ inspection cancellation figures
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Disabled campaigners and politicians have raised serious concerns about the social care inspection regime, after last week’s revelations that the number of cancellations and postponements rose by more than 360 per cent in just one year. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) […]

SEN stats ‘suggest many councils are struggling with funding’

By John Pring on 9th June 2016 Category: Education

SEN stats ‘suggest many councils are struggling with funding’
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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 […]

School admissions process ‘discriminates against disabled parents’

By John Pring on 26th May 2016 Category: Education

School admissions process ‘discriminates against disabled parents’
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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 […]

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Most disabled teachers face harassment’

By John Pring on 26th May 2016 Category: Education

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Most disabled teachers face harassment’
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Four-fifths of disabled teachers face harassment and discrimination at the hands of head teachers and other senior managers, disabled union delegates have been told. Members of the TUC Disabled Workers Conference (pictured) heard of the “growing evidence of increasing and blatant […]

New ‘hub’ means pioneering university will join world leaders in disability law

By John Pring on 5th May 2016 Category: Education

New ‘hub’ means pioneering university will join world leaders in disability law
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The University of Leeds is set to become a world leader in disability law, after setting up a ground-breaking new “hub” of some of the UK’s leading legal scholars. The Disability Law Hub boasts expertise across equality, social care, mental health, […]

Traumatised disabled teacher says council allowed bullying to continue

By John Pring on 21st April 2016 Category: Education

Traumatised disabled teacher says council allowed bullying to continue
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A maths teacher who was told by managers after she became disabled that if she had been a horse she would have been “taken out and shot” has spoken of a campaign of bullying and harassment that left her traumatised and […]

Latest ‘reckless’ DSA reforms could leave disabled students without support

By John Pring on 14th April 2016 Category: Education

Latest ‘reckless’ DSA reforms could leave disabled students without support
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New government reforms to support for disabled university students are “rushed and reckless” and could lead to many young people being left without the assistance they need to complete their degrees, say campaigners and industry experts. On Monday (18 April), the […]

Former students of scandal-hit charity are still at home, four months on

By John Pring on 14th April 2016 Category: Education

Former students of scandal-hit charity are still at home, four months on
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Former pupils of the Royal School for Deaf Children Margate (RSDCM) have still not been found a suitable new school, more than four months after it closed. The school was forced to close in December for financial reasons, after the care […]

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