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A seven-year-old child with special educational needs is at boarding school hundreds of miles from home. Alfie Bonell, from near Loddiswell in south Devon, has

Ofsted has warned some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are “not getting enough help” in mainstream schools — even when receiving specialist support. The

On 29 April 2021, four years after it was included in the Queen’s Speech, the Domestic Abuse Bill received Royal Assent and was signed into

Families seeking support for children with special educational needs face a “postcode lottery”, a report suggests. Children from the poorest areas are less likely to

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a groundbreaking case that is expected to inform the way family courts treat allegations of domestic

Former Family Division president Sir James Munby has used a foray back onto the bench to launch a stinging criticism of the costs accrued and

As pressure mounts on the government to get pupils back into classrooms in England, rules on wearing face masks in school will be tightened and mass rapid testing

Separated parents turning to the family courts in England are more likely to live in the country’s most deprived areas, according to research into private

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is reminding councils of their duties to parents when asking them to leave the family home during safeguarding