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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 […]
An inclusive school sports scheme could eventually help to make disability hate crime a distant memory, according to a retired Paralympian and sports broadcaster. Kate Grey was speaking after the government announced that its Project Ability scheme, which supports disabled and […]
Campaigners for inclusive education have given a mixed reaction to the coalition’s Children and Families Act (CFA), which received royal assent this week. The act introduces a range of major reforms across adoption, family justice, and the special educational needs (SEN) […]
The human rights watchdog has admitted that it is not in favour of a fully inclusive education system, a position that defies a key part of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Equality and Human Rights […]
Peers are urging the government to ensure that local authorities have a firm duty to provide disabled children and young people with the social care part of the coalition’s new education, health and care plans (EHCPs). The birth-to-25 plans – which […]