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Education

Communication is key to the chances of Send reforms succeeding

Yesterday at 21:46 PM, via The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson and her team are making sure MPs and the public grasp the need to overhaul the special educational needs system

In her first week as a cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson held a meeting for new Labour MPs with one subject – special educational needs. Almost 100 MPs came to that first meeting.

There were new MPs for whom the issue was personal to their own families – Jen...

What are the Send changes in England likely to cost and what are the hurdles?

Yesterday at 21:21 PM, via The Guardian

Parents and teachers will be wondering what resources ministers can secure for Labour’s revamp of system

• Fewer children in England to get EHCPs by 2035 under Send overhaul• Parents of children with Send give changes in England a mixed response• The impact of Send changes in England: four likely scenarios for children

There is always an extra cost to delivering a tailored service, which is how...

Parents of children with Send give changes in England a mixed response

Yesterday at 20:45 PM, via The Guardian

Amid relief that changes will avoid significant disruption for families, there are fears some children will not benefit

Parents of children with special needs say they are relieved that the government’s long-awaited overhaul will avoid significant disruption for their families – but told the Guardian they fear getting help will remain a struggle.

Becky, whose son Kyllian has a number of...

The Guardian view on Send reforms: ministers need to show how inclusion will work | Editorial

Yesterday at 20:40 PM, via The Guardian

Building up support and expertise in mainstream schools will take time and ministerial focus

With its education white paper, the key section of which concerns support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), the government is returning to a more holistic view of schools. High standards and inclusion should be “two sides of the same coin”, the document states. The...

Malawi: Mzuni Students Suffer As Fees, Hunger Bite Hard

Yesterday at 20:22 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] Students at Mzuzu University have complained about facing a severe crisis, with over 40 academically eligible students barred from sitting for their end-of-semester examinations due to outstanding tuition fees.

South Africa: KZN Premier Saddened By Tragic Death of Pilot Student

Yesterday at 20:20 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has conveyed his heartfelt condolences following the tragic death of 24-year-old pilot student Leeche’ Manuel, who lost his life during a flight training exercise in Johannesburg.

Liberia: Robert Sports Academy CEO Rallies Stakeholders for Raji’s Third Term

Yesterday at 20:13 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] – The chief executive officer of Robert Sports Academy, Robert Wuo Freahn, is rallying football stakeholders to support Liberia Football Association President Mustapha I. Raji for a third term, describing him as the “king of football development” in Liberia and calling for leadership continuity.

Labour’s Send revolution is a bold, high-stakes experiment – but is it Reform-proof? | John Harris

Yesterday at 19:47 PM, via The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson’s 10-year plan is generous in places, but her party might not be in power long enough to see it through

Whether the change is down to the shifting of the Overton window or the demise of basic decency, one awful feature of the current national conversation is becoming clearer by the day: the demonisation of disabled and vulnerable children and young people – and their...

Major changes to the Send system – can the government win over MPs and parents? – podcast

Yesterday at 19:04 PM, via The Guardian

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s long-awaited plans for the special educational needs and disabilities system. Can the controversial overhaul convince parents and MPs? Plus, the latest on the Gorton and Denton byelection

To read Jonthan Liew’s Sunday Read on the Gorton and Denton byelection, click here

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The impact of Send changes in England: four likely scenarios for children

Yesterday at 18:29 PM, via The Guardian

We look at situations where pupils could be affected by new special educational needs and disabilities system

How will children and their families be affected by the government’s overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in England’s schools? That will depend on their age, with the bulk of changes not taking effect until 2030, according to the white paper and...

Epstein files cast pall among US faculty and students: ‘I just feel a deep disappointment’

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Ties to the disgraced financier run deep through the academic world, documents released by the DoJ show

Major institutions of higher education in the US are reckoning with the latest release of the Epstein files after discovering the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with board members, professors and administrators on campuses across the country.

In some cases, professors...

About 270,000 fewer children in England to get EHCPs under Send overhaul

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

New special educational needs regime to result in far fewer children being given education, health and care plans

UK politics live – latest updates

Hundreds of thousands fewer children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) will be given education, health and care plans (EHCPs) as a result of long-awaited changes announced by the education secretary on Monday.

Bridget Phillipson...

Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan

Yesterday at 12:30 PM, via The Guardian

Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners

UK politics live – latest updates

Kemi Badenoch has faced what could be described as the stuff of nightmares for a UK politician being interviewed about a personal finance policy: being ambushed and contradicted live on air by Martin Lewis.

As the Conservative leader was being...

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