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Kids’ education rights ‘br ...

Children with disabilities in Northern Ireland are seeing their human rights breached by being denied education. That’s the view of Rachel Hogan, a specialist legal advisor at the Children’s L ...

‘Vindicated’ mum wins rest ...

The mother of an autistic boy strapped to a chair in school says she feels “vindicated” after an investigation ruled he was “restrained unnecessarily”. Deirdre Shakespeare and husband Rodney, ...

‘Devastating’ lack of scho ...

Families in Northern Ireland struggling to find a special school place for their children face “devastating consequences”. That’s the view of the Alliance Party’s education spokesperson Kate N ...

Children suffer ‘systemic fa ...

Children with special needs in Northern Ireland are being sold short by “systemic failings” within the province’s Education Authority (EA). That’s the view of Rachel Hogan, a legal adviser at ...

‘Travesty’ of four-year di ...

Waits of up to four years for an autism diagnosis in Northern Ireland are a “complete travesty”. That’s the view of Kerry Boyd, chief executive of charity Autism NI. Kerry Boyd, chief of Autism ...

Expert slams N Ireland special ...

A legal expert has slammed the educational provision for special needs children in Northern Ireland. Rachel Hogan, a special educational needs and disability expert at the Children’s Law Centre in ...

Praise for Scots teacher-train ...

Work to improve autism awareness among trainee teachers in Scotland will be “life-changing”. That’s the view of Nick Ward, director of the National Autistic Society (NAS) in Scotland. Scottish e ...

Call for tight rules on school ...

Seclusion and restraint must be better regulated in schools. That’s the view of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), in Northern Ireland. BASW policy officer Andy McClengahan has made t ...

Families left waiting for SEN ...

Delays in providing statements to special needs children in Northern Ireland have left families waiting more than a year. An internal audit report has heavily criticised the performance of Northern I ...

Boy loses school place in offi ...

The mum of an eight-year-old boy with autism says an administrative blunder has cost her son his school place. Michelle Rountree, from Belfast, says son Presley has no placement lined up after leaving ...

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