As fears rise over the spread of coronavirus in Britain, it is remarkable how little ministers are talking about the millions of people who are most at risk. Boris Johnson addressed the nation yesterday about the fear of a second wave but made no...
The battle over dyslexia
It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share...
SEND rules back to normal from September (but prepare for local relaxations)
The government will end nationwide relaxations over providing support for SEND pupils for September – but it will still consider easing requirements at local level. July marks the third month since the government began relaxing the duty of councils...
Children with special educational needs and disability
nasen, a charity that supports those working with children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and learning differences, has published a report to help improve early identification of, and support for special...
1000 Families Study, a UK multiwave cohort investigating the well-being of families of children with intellectual disabilities: cohort profile
Purpose The 1000 Families Study is a large, UK-based, cohort of families of children with intellectual disability (ID). The main use of the cohort data will be to describe and explore correlates of the well-being of families of children with ID...
‘Brink of collapse’: parents of disabled children buckling under 24-hour care
Parents of severely disabled children, are the “forgotten families on the brink of collapse” and are warning that they urgently need support as they are at the point of burnout. Families with vulnerable children are providing complex, round-the...
