Education system ‘not working’ for autistic children
The education system in England is “simply not working for autistic children,” the National Autistic Society has warned.
Parents are facing years-long battles to get support for their autistic children and the government needs to address this it its upcoming review of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, due in the Spring.
Caroline Stevens, [...]
Training for schools to combat bullying
The government has announced further support and training for schools to help pupils combat bullying, learn to value each other’s differences, and improve wellbeing for staff.
To mark Anti-Bullying Week, the Department for Education has confirmed £1m funding for five leading organisations to support schools and colleges in championing tolerance and respect as part of [...]
Schools dealing with social work issues during COVID pandemic
Schools were forced to step in to support vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic for many issues that were previously dealt with by social workers, research has found.
Schools found themselves helping vulnerable families with problems such as mental health problems, domestic abuse and poverty during the pandemic as more families were turning to schools [...]
Fewer than 5,000 schools delivered sex education last academic year
Less than 5,000 schools have been delivering the new Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education curriculum, it has emerged.
There are 24,000 primary and secondary state schools in the UK, but school standards minister Robin Walker has revealed that in the 2020/21 academic year, the new programme reached 3,800 schools, and provisional data for [...]
Training starts for mental health leads in schools to deliver whole-school approach to mental health
Schools will be able to apply for a grant to fund mental health leads to ensure pupils’ wellbeing is prioritised alongside their education recovery
Mental health leads in schools were first mooted in the children and young people’s mental health green paper published in 2017. The leads would gain knowledge and skills to ensure a [...]
School leaders slam SEND funding as ‘insufficient’
School leaders have slammed their allocated funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision as insufficient.
The National Association of HeadTeachers carried out a survey which found that almost all school leaders - 97 per cent – said that funding for pupils with SEND in their school is insufficient and 95 per cent reported that [...]
