YOU WONT BELIEVE: 8 - What They Never Told You

Record 576,000 pupils have special needs support plan in England

New DfE figures reveal big jump in children requiring support, putting pressure on schools and councils

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

‘He is thriving now; a different child’: the battle to educate neurodivergent pupils

Parents of children with additional needs in England endure endless bureaucracy, but help is out there – and it is worth the fight

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

UK’s black children ‘face cultural barriers’ in accessing help for autism and ADHD

Campaigner Marsha Martin says ‘there is a lot of stigma within black community’ that prevents issues from being discussed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

Councils ‘wasting millions’ on special educational needs legal disputes

There has been a ‘deeply worrying’ rise in legal challenges to council decisions about how to support children with additional needs, a report said.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Revealed: covert deal to cut help for pupils in England with special needs

Government contract aims to reduce the number of specialist care plans by a fifth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

England’s special educational needs crisis ‘out of control’ amid record complaints

Analysis shows that number of cases upheld has soared by 60%, with some children left without a school placement for over a year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

180 pupils a day in England given special needs support plan

Local authority deficits reach ‘unmanageable levels’ as half a million pupils get support

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

Disabled children disproportionately affected by UK cost of living crisis

Families who have extra costs because of a child’s disability are going without electricity or heating

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

Bristol City Council SEND failures cost taxpayers £15K in seven months

Nine complaints about special educational needs provision have been upheld by watchdogs

Bristol Post · May 19, 2023

Parents 'worried and angry' amid failings in Nottinghamshire special educational services

An inspection has found failings in services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Nottingham Post · May 16, 2023