Legal rights must be retained for children with special educational needs | Letters
Campaigners and Send parents including Chris Packham, Carrie Grant and Sally Phillips urge ministers to work with families and organisations to preserve individual provision and improve accountability in the systemThe legal rights of children and young…
Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts
Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamicLabour’s flagship changes to special education in England are at risk of unravelling because parents are rushing to secure support for…
The Guardian view on vocational GCSEs: why now? | Editorial
Ministers’ commitment to cutting youth unemployment is admirable, but how new qualifications will help is unclearThe first question that should be asked about plans to launch a batch of vocational GCSEs is: how will these differ from the roughly 50…