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Tens of thousands more disabled children could have their needs met in a mainstream setting rather than a special school, if there were major improvements to the special educational needs (SEN) system, a report published by the government has found. The […]
Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about plans by the education watchdog to reform the way it inspects and assesses schools. Ofsted promised this week to place more “focus and scrutiny” on how schools in England meet the needs of disabled […]
Disabled activists have today “thrown the gauntlet down” to the new Labour government, as more than 100 protesters gathered opposite the House of Commons to call for action to address the damage caused by 14 years of Conservative rule. They demanded […]
The government’s policy of opening more and more special schools is stripping funding from mainstream settings and handing it to profit-making bodies, disabled campaigners have warned. They said the government was allowing these organisations to make “huge profits” through the “institutionalisation […]
A new report has shown how black disabled pupils in mainstream schools are exposed to “systemic and structural barriers and injustice”. It calls for disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and racial justice movements to work together to amplify the voices of black […]
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 […]
Disabled activists and allies came together in parliament this week to call for an end to the degrading treatment, dehumanisation and even torture that young disabled people are subjected to in institutional care settings. Members of the End Torture of Disabled […]
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 […]
The disability movement now has a “powerful voice” to challenge oppression, the first major in-person gathering of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in England for seven years has heard. DPOs from across England gathered in Manchester on Friday* for the launch of […]
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. […]