Families ‘will have to go elsewhere’ if hubs close

by | th Sep 2024 | News

A community in Kent is fighting to save a children’s centre which is at risk of being closed due to a funding cut. Millmead Children’s Centre, on Dane Valley Road, Margate, is one of two centres facing closure due to cost savings by Kent County Council...

Private school VAT hike ‘unfair’ for SEND pupils

by | th Sep 2024 | News

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) might lose their extra support at private schools once a 20% VAT is introduced. Some parents of Send pupils say they already at “breaking point” financially. Mum-of-three Rebecca, from Somerset,...

Hundreds of children with SEN missing from education

by | th Sep 2024 | News

  Hundreds of children with special educational needs (SEN) are completely missing from education in England, analysis suggests. Children with SEN make up 22% of the 2,900 children not enrolled at a school or being suitably educated elsewhere – which is...

Head at specialist school calls for VAT rethink

by | th Sep 2024 | News

The headteacher at a school for children with dyslexia is calling for an exemption for specialist settings when VAT changes for private schools are introduced. Michelle Catterson is executive headteacher at Moon Hall School in Reigate, where many pupils have an...