The Government has unveiled plans to invest an additional £3bn in creating tens of thousands of new specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within mainstream schools. Ministers say the funding…

TV cook and author Nigella Lawson has helped open a new training pub aimed at supporting young people with learning disabilities or autism into work. The North Star, created by Brighton charity Team Domenica, offers…

A joint review by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who attend school part-time or not at all are receiving uneven levels of…

A dedicated set of learning materials has been released to help road safety practitioners better support autistic and neurodiverse learners. The toolkit, created by Co-Pilot in collaboration with the National Autistic Society, includes 24 concise…

Social Work England has released a new report outlining its key observations from the first full cycle of reapproving qualifying social work programmes. The regulator has now completed its review of 257 courses across the…

The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has commissioned an independent inquiry to explore the sharp rise in referrals for mental health, ADHD and autism services across England. The review, headed by clinical psychologist Professor Peter Fonagy,…

New findings from the University of Cambridge suggest that trauma plays a significant role in shaping suicide risk and mental health difficulties among autistic adults, offering insights that could strengthen safeguarding and clinical screening. Published…

A new ADASS survey has revealed a steep rise in the number of young adults whose social care costs exceed £7,000 per week, with figures up by nearly a third in just one year. These…

The Government has opened a public consultation on draft guidance designed to help health, social care, education and housing services better understand and meet the needs of people with Down’s syndrome. The aim is to…

Disabled women are earning nearly a third less than non-disabled men, according to new figures from the Trade Union Congress (TUC), which highlight a persistent and damaging pay divide. Overall, disabled workers face a 15.5%…

Disability rights groups are calling for stronger legal protections and a national register for assistance dogs amid growing reports of people with learning disabilities and other conditions being refused entry to shops, restaurants and public…

A pioneering mental health programme designed to help autistic young people manage their wellbeing before reaching crisis point has been awarded a further three years of funding. The Autistic and OK initiative, launched in 2024…