Children with special needs in England are less likely to receive support if they are in disadvantaged areas or attend academy schools, according to a study that warns of a “postcode lottery”. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share...
World Hearing Day: Government urged to fund specialist therapy for deaf children
A charity has called on the government to fund training for more specialist therapists to help deaf children learn to listen and speak. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
Philippa Day: Flawed PIP system led to young mum’s death, says coroner
Flaws in the disability benefits system were “the predominant factor and the only acute factor” that led to a young disabled mother taking her own life, a coroner has concluded. Gordon Clow, assistant coroner for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire...
Behind closed bedroom doors, a teenage mental health crisis is brewing
Britain’s schools shutdown risks creating a generation of angry, withdrawn young people. Who will pick up the pieces? Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Serious mental health conditions in children up 50 per cent in three years
A dramatic rise in serious mental health conditions in children over the last three years has been revealed in a damning report by the children’s commissioner for England. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share...
Three quarters of schools struggling to support SEND children covid lockdown
Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) amid the Covid-19 health crisis, research has found. Among special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs), almost three quarters...