Sad young boy looks out of window.

A report published in collaboration with Ofsted finds that widespread youth violence across the country disproportionately affects children with special educational needs.

A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the Centre for Youth and Education (CfEY) has revealed the need for targeted efforts to increase post-16 participation in STEM subjects for currently underrepresented groups.

The education minister for Northern Ireland, Paul Givan, has launched a new project called Language Launchpad to support the development of speech, language and communication in early years.

A new report from the Children’s Commissioner has revealed that children with suspected conditions like ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy and a range of mobility and speech, language and communication difficulties are being left without appropriate support for years.

This includes a ‘joystick’, which can be used to perform and compose music and is particularly good for pupils in wheelchairs or those with limited motion.

Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds or with SEND will get targeted support to unlock their musical potential, thanks to a new scheme designed to break down the barriers to opportunity and advance their talents. 

The gap between the most vulnerable schoolchildren and their peers has widened.

Local authorities are facing a shortfall of almost £1 billion in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budgets this year.

The number of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receiving support from councils has reached a record high.

Services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Milton Keynes needs to be imrproved.

An online curriculum-linked resource has been launched by BBC Children's and Education, the Premier League and ParalympicsGB to engage disabled children in sport and physical activity. 

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) should create the role of "director of SEND" to help with inclusion, report from National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has suggested.

The government is investing £850 million for councils to create 60,000 new places for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and in Alternative Provision (AP) in mainstream and special schools.

Almost 120 school places for pupils with SEND will be created in Haringey.

HFL Education has created a boxset of peer-to-peer webinars in an attempt to tackle student absences.

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