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Lack of learning-disability nurses in UK is an ‘absolute crisis’, says...
Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’
The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is...
‘Misplaced fear’, not cost, is stopping employers hiring people with a...
Employers across the UK are being held back from hiring people with a learning disability by a ‘misplaced fear’ of getting it wrong, not by cost...
Every carer’s a SEN carer
Nadine Povey on the reality of fostering children with additional needs.
More children with Special Educational Needs are entering care and the demand for specialist...
SPECIAL NEEDS
PERSONAL STORIES
A brush with creativity
Helena Aikin reveals how a challenging art project helped students with cerebral palsy to examine and express their identity
SEN CAREERS
Switching to SEN
Rob Grays talks to a teacher who has made the transition from a mainstream to an SEN setting
The right staff
Ian Hartwright provides some useful tips on how schools can attract and keep the best teachers
STEM industries need disabled students
Victoria Cornfield, Marketing manager at FPE Seals, discusses the advantages that disabilities can have for work in STEM fields and advocates for more inclusive practices...
Stand out candidates
Hannah McDaid explains what special schools are looking for in teaching staff
Every special school is unique and staffing demands can differ greatly from setting...
Adjust the job
It’s time to address the cause of the teacher shortage, not just its symptoms, writes Lord Jim Knight
