The Employment Relations Authority will hear part-time learning support assistant Kirsty Hilford’s claim that the Whangārei Boys’ High School unjustifiably dismissed her. Photo / Michael Cunningham A ...

As the parent of a special needs child, now an adult, the last thing I’d want to do is deny help to those who are in the same position. I know what a burden it can be to families. In many cases ...

An independent, external review of whether support for children with special educational needs (SEN) is "fit for purpose" has begun. It follows a highly critical Stormont report into failings in the ...

Tracey Henry has said her 22-year-old daughter Ellie "doesn't have a voice anymore" since leaving school. Ellie has special educational needs (SEN) and uses a wheelchair, but her mother said that the ...

An additional 200 classes are needed for September to meet the demand for school places for children with special educational needs (SEN). That is according to an internal letter sent to Education ...