About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. Read the full article on this link to the BBC Share this:Click to share...
Think the UK has the most ‘generous’ disability benefits? Think again!
Damning new figures obtained by an independent news agency rubbishes claims by UK ministers that the UK has one of the most generous welfare systems for people with disabilities or long-term illness. Read the full article on this link to Welfare...
Why court case could force SEND funding rethink
Families of children with special educational needs and disabilities are taking the government to the High Court. A lawyer acting for families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) says a High Court case beginning...
Special educational needs
The Department for Education (DfE) has published findings from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN), and SEN provision in schools for England. Figures show that in January 2019 there were 1,318,300 pupils with...
Crippled: Austerity and the demonization of disabled people by Frances Ryan
How refreshing. Frances Ryan pulls no punches and the result is a book that puts to shame the mealy-mouthed popular public and political discourse about equality, diversity and the ‘inspirational bravery’ of disabled people. Frances Ryan is a...
A whole-school approach to supporting children and young people’s mental health
Supporting the mental health of children and young people is a global priority. The issue is not specific to England. However, evidence suggests that one in ten children and young people in England has a mental health need. This represents...
