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  • “Special” education revisited

    CSIE has worked in collaboration with Nottingham University and Graphic Inclusion, to produce a new resource which is free to view and download. This is [...]

    Published On: December 21, 20131 min read203 words

  • Running to stand still?

    As part of the passage of the Children and Families Bill through Parliament, the Department for Education (DfE) has been consulting on the draft Code [...]

    Published On: December 10, 20132.9 min read587 words

  • First steps in exciting journey

    We are delighted to announce plans to offer a new resource pack to schools. In the first instance this will focus on better [...]

    Published On: November 14, 20132 min read391 words

  • Disabled children’s rights are being breached

    Disabled children & young people who live in poverty are being denied their basic rights, says a new report from the office of [...]

    Published On: October 14, 20132.4 min read482 words

  • Hats off to Bulgarian schools!

    At a conference in Sofia today, 14 October, we witnessed Bulgarian schools' resounding endorsement of the CSIE resource "Index for inclusion: developing learning [...]

    Published On: October 14, 20131.1 min read223 words

  • Who wants an Equality Duty?

    Last Friday, 6 September, the Government Equalities Office (GEO) published its report on the recent review of the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Public Sector [...]

    Published On: September 13, 20132.1 min read411 words

  • Children and Families Bill

    The report stage and third reading of the Children and Families Bill took place last Tuesday, 11 June, and the Bill received its first reading [...]

    Published On: June 18, 20133.6 min read721 words

  • Always Someone Else’s Problem

    The Office of the Children’s Commissioner published yesterday, 24 April, its year 2 report on illegal exclusions. "Always Someone Else's Problem" details the [...]

    Published On: April 25, 20131.8 min read352 words

  • CSIE workshop in summer 2013 Anti-bullying strategies for a rich and positive learning environment

    About the workshop: Do all pupils and staff feel welcome, visible and respected in your school? Do lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) [...]

    Published On: April 24, 20132.9 min read570 words

  • Lukewarm commitment to equality

    The Home Office has called for a review of the public sector equality duty (PSED), as part of the Red Tape Challenge spotlight [...]

    Published On: April 19, 20135.4 min read1080 words

  • Concerns over legal reforms mount

    Last week the Department for Education published an Indicative Draft of a new Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, intended to support the passage of [...]

    Published On: March 21, 20131.8 min read365 words

  • Children and Families Bill

    The government is pushing forward with plans to change the law on the education of disabled children or those said to have special [...]

    Published On: February 26, 20137.2 min read1448 words

  • Bias against inclusion?

    The long-awaited Children and Families Bill received its first reading at the House of Commons last Tuesday, 5 February. The Bill re-introduces clauses from the [...]

    Published On: February 12, 20130.4 min read81 words

  • Study visit from India

    We were honoured to have been invited to host a two-week study visit from a delegation from India, wishing to develop more inclusive [...]

    Published On: February 4, 20133.6 min read727 words

  • Unleashing Inequality

    A new report by the Academies Commission published today, 10 January, says academies use covert selection methods to skew their intake. Unleashing Greatness: Getting [...]

    Published On: January 10, 20132.6 min read513 words