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Keegan to ‘take time to listen’ ahead of special educational needs support plan

The Education Secretary has committed to meeting children, parents and organisations in the special educational needs sector ahead of the publication of a long-awaited improvement plan early next year. It had been hoped by some that a response to ...

29 Nov 2022 at 12:29

Local News

'Devastating' cuts will hit hardest for vulnerable children - Derry MLA

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concern that a potential £110 million funding gap in the Education Authority (EA) budget will have catastrophic consequences for the delivery of Special Educational Needs (SEN) services. Mr Durkan ...

16 Feb 2023 at 17:33

Government must reform system for children with educational needs, say councils

The Government must urgently reform a failing system of support for children with special educational needs as spiralling costs have not led to better outcomes for pupils, councils have warned. Authorities said they are facing a financial ...

25 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Reform of support for children with special educational needs is needed – study

Reform of the provision of support for children with special educational needs (SEN) in Northern Ireland is required as demand soars, a study has found. A report, commissioned by the Department of Education, also found that the cost of ...

23 May 2023 at 18:33

Derry News

300 children with special educational needs are without school place for September

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has called on the education minister and the Education Authority to ensure children with special educational needs and their families have certainty over school places for September. The Foyle MLA said: ...

23 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Number of children on special educational needs support plans in England rises

The number of children and young people on support plans for special educational needs and disabilities in England has risen, figures suggest. An additional 58,914 education, health and care (EHC) plans were in place in January ...

13 Jun 2024 at 12:52

Northern Ireland

Suggestion schools will not accommodate SEN children ‘profoundly insulting’

Any suggestion that some schools in Northern Ireland have been unwilling to accommodate children with special educational needs (SEN) is “profoundly insulting”, a union leader has said. Graham Gault, national secretary of ...

15 Sept 2025 at 14:33

Police investigate ‘indecent exposure’ during online Stormont meeting

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a report of indecent exposure during a meeting at Stormont. Explicit images and threatening messages were reportedly posted during a meeting for parents of young people with ...

24 Jun 2025 at 21:45

Northern Ireland

Six SEN pupils without places as schools return across Northern Ireland

Six children with special educational needs (SEN) do not currently have a school place in Northern Ireland while another 100 may not be able to attend school full-time at the beginning of the new term. The Education ...

27 Aug 2025 at 19:11

DfE should establish national standards for Send provision, MPs say

The Department for Education (DfE) should establish national standards for baseline special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in education, MPs have said. The Commons Education Select Committee ...

18 Sept 2025 at 10:10

£1.7bn programme needed to meet spiralling demand for special education – Givan

Northern Ireland

Executive-led programme urged to tackle spiralling demand for special education

A £1.7 billion Executive-led programme is needed to tackle spiralling demand for special education, Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan has said. The recent start of the latest school year has seen another ...

16 Sept 2025 at 15:25

Local News

Derry MLA warns of "real concern" among parents over school transport and meal reforms

Concern has been expressed after Northern Ireland’s Education Minister published a budget plan to plug a projected £1 billion-a-year funding gap. Paul Givan’s five-year budget strategy includes proposals ...

04 Feb 2026 at 17:33

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