Learning Disability Today

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Learning Disability Today

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Browsing Tag

seclusion

Challenging Behaviour

Restraint of autistic child in BBC programme is clear safeguarding concern, say…

Alison Bloomer Apr 15, 2025

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) has said that the restraint of an autistic boy in a special school in…

Scottish MP fighting for new law on physical restraint in schools

Darren Devine Aug 4, 2023

Campaigners in Scotland are fighting to change the law to make it harder to restrain and seclude pupils in school.

Government directed to protect children from restrictive practices in schools

Lauren Nicolle Jun 14, 2023

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has directed the UK and Northern Ireland to protect…

Challenging Behaviour

“It is unacceptable that children are being physically injured and…

Darren Devine Feb 12, 2019

Darren Devine discusses the widespread nature of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools for learning…