A minister has been told by a former member of the UN’s disability rights committee that the government must end its unacceptable opt-out from the duty to ensure inclusive education for disabled children under the UN disability convention. The demand from […]
special schools
Round-up: Community funding, new special schools, Changing Places… and a new forum
Special school numbers swell, 10 years after Tories’ ‘end the bias’ election pledge
Anger over government’s plans for 37 new special schools
Minister condemned for ‘woeful’ response to residential special school review
Inclusive education campaigners blame ‘ideological shift’ for rise in segregation
Minister warned over rights after launching residential special school review
Inquiry call after abuse allegations surface at third special school
The government has refused to comment on calls for a national inquiry into abuse within the special education system after a school in a third local authority faced allegations that staff had abused disabled pupils. In the last two weeks, Disability […]