special needs
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Education
Neurodiverse learners need better equipped teachers
Our society is weakened by its neglect of neurodiverse learners.
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Education
Fund inclusive education, advocates disability support group
A push to "build 24 new special education satellite units ignores the more urgent work of ensuring every school in…
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Administration
Treasury funding advice discriminates against children with additional needs
“The advice from Treasury devalues the lives of disabled children by deliberately underfunding what they need for equitable access to…
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Administration
Some students need additional support – is flexibility the solution?
In theory, the push towards ‘Flexible Learning Spaces’ should support a diverse range of students as the principles are strongly…
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News
Need for funding of special needs role in schools
A new survey shows that many children are missing out at school because there is not enough funding to give…
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Education
Time to speak up for vulnerable children, says Dunedin principal
Dunedin principal Heidi Hayward made headlines with her open letter to MPs imploring them to rethink social funding.
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