During 1999 more LEAs announced policy reviews of special educational provision. Yet despite this trend toward inclusion at policy level, families’ day-to-day struggles [...]

Sunderland education chiefs have enlisted outside help to get their special needs shake-up right second time round. The Government rejected Sunderland Council’s first [...]

The mother of a 22-year-old man who has autism has taken an unprecedented High Court Action in the Irish Courts claiming that the [...]

Horton Lodge Community Special School, Rudyard, Cheshire, is hosting a pioneering course aimed at helping teachers support children with physical difficulties in mainstream [...]

When James Cope was two years old consultants told his parents that he would never be able to walk, talk or do anything [...]

Governors and head teachers are giving plans to integrate more Gloucestershire children with special needs into mainstream schools a favourable response, it has [...]

Consultation on revived plans for a shake up of special schools in County Durham will begin next week. Durham County Council education chiefs [...]

The Association of Teacher and Lecturers meeting in Harrogate, West Yorkshire, called for all staff to be given specialist training to control violent [...]

Two special schools in Darlington are trying to find the cash to go ahead with a joint bid to gain technology college status. [...]

An increasing number of special needs children could be integrated in mainstream schools as Wigan pilots a new government initiative. The authority has [...]