• The Department for Education published the White Paper entitled The Importance of Teaching today, 30 November. This sets out radical changes for the schools system [...]

    Published On: November 30, 20106.2 min read1243 words
  • This year sees the first ever UK Disability History Month taking place from 22nd November to 22nd December. This event is supported by [...]

    Published On: November 22, 20101.2 min read231 words
  • Anti-bullying week takes place across the UK on 15-19 November 2010. CSIE has joined Beat Bullying’s Big March, joining thousands of young people, [...]

    Published On: November 12, 20100.7 min read130 words
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month has been taking place in February every year since 2005 to celebrate and recognise the [...]

    Published On: October 19, 20100.9 min read175 words
  • Many of the provisions of the Equality Act came into force today, 1 October 2010. The single equality duty will come into force [...]

    Published On: October 1, 20100.3 min read50 words
  • CSIE welcomes the publication of “A statement is not enough”, the report on the special educational needs and disability review by Ofsted. This far-reaching review, [...]

    Published On: September 14, 20106.3 min read1265 words
  • The Academies Bill was presented in the House of Lords on 26 May 2010, the day after the Queen’s Speech outlined the Coalition [...]

    Published On: July 29, 20104.1 min read813 words
  • No matter how long you have seen a storm coming, the deluge is still unpleasant. The full programme for partnership government for the next five [...]

    Published On: May 20, 20103.6 min read727 words
  • The UK finds itself in unchartered waters as the Conservative Party agreed to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats and the [...]

    Published On: May 12, 20102.3 min read451 words
  • The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) wrote to the children’s spokesperson for each of the three main political parties asking how they [...]

    Published On: May 4, 20100.6 min read125 words
  • “That isn’t choice; that is actually putting barriers up for parents who want their children to be part of their local community” says [...]

    Published On: April 28, 20103.8 min read762 words
  • CSIE is delighted to announce the release of our new publication: Developing a single equality policy for your school: a CSIE guide. Written [...]

    Published On: April 13, 20101.2 min read242 words
  • On 10 March David Askew, a 64-year-old man with learning difficulties, collapsed and died at his home in Manchester after ten years of [...]

    Published On: March 15, 20101.7 min read330 words
  • The Salt Review published its final report and submitted it on 25 February to the Secretary of State. The Review was commissioned as [...]

    Published On: March 4, 20103.2 min read632 words