The announcement of £740 million in funding for schools to adapt their buildings for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a promising step toward inclusion. This funding, part of the £6.7 billion allocated to education in the recent Budget, aims to address accessibility challenges and expand SEND
By Seema Flower As the mother of an autistic child and someone with ADHD myself, the revelations from the recent BBC article about the abuse at Whitefield School were particularly distressing to watch. The videos showing children in acute distress, being thrown to the floor, locked in padded rooms, or
The BBC’s recent analysis revealing a doubling in primary school suspensions in England over the past decade is a stark symptom of a much deeper issue—the chronic underfunding and lack of adequate support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Behind these statistics are countless young lives, like
