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Services in England for children with special needs to be ‘transformed’

Government’s long-awaited plan promises thousands more specialist school places and new national standards

The Guardian - UK

Government unveils long-awaited reforms for supporting children with Send

Thousands more specialist school places have been approved across England.

The Independent UK

Education secretary talks of battle to get support for nephew with Down’s syndrome

Exclusive: Gillian Keegan opens up about 16-year-old relative as government prepares to publish Send improvement plan for England

The Guardian - UK

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What Bristol City Council's opposition Lib Dems want to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to save vital buses and improve SEND assessments

Bristol Post

Row over who is to blame for South Gloucestershire SEND access centre closure

“It’s a disgrace that this council is risking the education of some of its most vulnerable children"

Bristol Post

Government orders Bristol City Council to fix SEND parents crisis

Ofsted and the CQC found the authority's education department had failed to repair "fractured relationships"

Bristol Post

Schools crisis in England as special needs staff quit ‘in droves’ over pay

Observer survey shows half of state schools struggle to recruit vital teaching assistants

The Guardian - UK

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Australian grocery delivery service, VOLY, folds

VOLY, a grocery delivery service has collapsed. The news comes just days after Deliveroo announced it would stop operating in Australia,

The New Daily

Independent inquiry to investigate Bristol council officers monitoring SEND parents

The mayor criticised the Tory calling for an inquiry into the scandal as the 'one of the most disappointing councillors I know'

Bristol Post

Stockport to get new £17m special school after 'much-needed' plans signed off

Named Pear Tree Academy, the secondary school will provide places for up to 133 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including children who have autism.

Manchester Evening News

Bristol council faces calls for inquiry into monitoring of SEND parents' social media

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees will face a vote next week urging him to launch an independent investigation into the controversy

Bristol Post

‘They just want parents to go away’: complaints soar as special needs schooling crisis spirals

Chronic underfunding of the Send system in England blamed for failure to offer children adequate support

The Guardian - UK

SEND parents 'traumatised' after being blamed for their child's condition says community worker

Bristol SEND parent therapy groups are popping up throughout the city and now their concerns are being taken to Bristol City Council

Bristol Post

What kind of government attacks the rights of children with special needs?

The illiberal pattern is familiar, as ministers plan to change the rules and block avenues of resistance for parents who disagree, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

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Bristol Post

Bristol parents' struggle as SEND pupils 'educationally homeless'

As of January 2022 there were 32,700 children or young people in the UK with EHCPs outside of formal education

The New Daily

‘Speed is the new currency’: Woolworths launches super-fast delivery service

Woolworths is stepping up its delivery game with a new app in partnership with Uber that promises to deliver groceries within an hour.

ABC News

Migrant workers unable to recoup lost wages after grocery delivery start-up Send liquidates

The collapse of a business that employed about 300 workers in Sydney and Melbourne has again exposed an "unfair" government scheme that excludes most migrant workers.

The Guardian - AU

Australian grocery delivery startups face funding difficulties as venture capital checks out

Supply chain issues and inflation dampen investor enthusiasm for ‘disruptive’ businesses as two companies collapse from unsustainable costs

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The Guardian - UK

Government sets out plans to overhaul special educational needs system

Proposals will require mainstream schools to become more inclusive of children with Send and disabilities

The Guardian - UK

‘The job means a lot’: the scheme helping Send school leavers find work

An award-winning school in Essex aims to help improve job prospects of pupils with special needs

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