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The first ever Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care workers has been launched by the Government with a £500 million investment to boost pay and conditions.
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A group of UK autism charities have said that high-quality, well-controlled studies suggest there is no link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism. Pregnant people should, therefore, continue to follow existing NHS advice.
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A new training scheme focused solely on applications from deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent accountants has been launched by Netflix and the Production Guild of Great Britain.
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A cross-party report by the Education Committee says solving the SEND crisis involves making mainstream education inclusive to the vast majority of children and young people with SEND.
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The Law Commission has produced a set of recommendations aimed at simplifying, clarifying, and modernising disabled children’s social care law in England.
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A three-hour petition debate took place in Westminster Hall yesterday that involved over 90 MPs, who discussed retaining the legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND.
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To mark the launch of his thought-provoking book 'Beautiful Lives: how did we get learning disabilities so wrong', author and disability campaigner Stephen Unwin sat down with journalist John Harris.
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DanceSyndrome has received over £340,000 of National Lottery funding to expand its provision for people with learning disabilities who may struggle to access dance in traditional settings.
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The Down's Syndrome Association is undertaking a survey of parents and carers of children with Down's syndrome looking at their experiences of primary and secondary school education.
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New analysis from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that children with mental health problems who have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) experience reduced predicted absences from school.
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