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1998 was a year when stronger positions were taken on inclusion as an increasing number of education authorities took steps to support more [...]
Published On: December 31, 19982.7 min read531 wordsAn 11-year-old disabled girl is being taught at home for a year because of a setback to her dream of joining her chums [...]
Published On: December 1, 19981.8 min read361 wordsA 24-year-old woman who successfully sued her former schools for failing to diagnose that she was dyslexic had her £45,650 damages award taken [...]
Published On: November 1, 19984.6 min read918 wordsMore Reading schoolchildren with special needs could have the chance to attend mainstream schools thanks to a new council scheme. Council members last [...]
Published On: October 1, 19983.8 min read759 wordsThere's been a strong reaction to Camden Council's explanation as to why only two of its schools are accessible to wheelchair users. The [...]
Published On: September 1, 19981.9 min read378 wordsThe former headmaster of Sunderland's Barbara Priestman Special School which is threatened with closure claims the school is 'unique'. He says that during [...]
Published On: August 1, 19982 min read401 wordsA London Borough is reversing the tide of rising exclusions by closing its special schools and behaviour support centre. Instead, unruly children in [...]
Published On: July 1, 19982.3 min read465 wordsCampaigning parents Paul and Sarah Abel are taking legal action in a bid to secure a better life for their three-year-old son Christopher [...]
Published On: June 1, 19982.7 min read534 wordsA Northumberland mother is so pleased with the way her disabled son has been supported in his primary school that she has recommended [...]
Published On: May 1, 19982.8 min read557 wordsFundraising continues at St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School in Northwich to raise £9,000 each year to pay for an educational assistant for [...]
Published On: April 1, 19982.7 min read546 wordsKingston upon Hull's Education Committee has agreed the controversial closure of Derringham Special School. Councillors have assured parents who oppose the closure that [...]
Published On: March 1, 19982.4 min read480 wordsA collection of stories about the lives of families with a disabled child has sold nearly 1,500 copies and now the group behind [...]
Published On: February 1, 19982.1 min read420 wordsThe mother of a boy who has Down's Syndrome is ready to go to prison rather than send him to a special school [...]
Published On: January 1, 19982.1 min read428 words
