A newly-refurbished centre to provide sixth form facilities for students with learning difficulties has opened at a Cambridgeshire college. The site, at Impington Village College, aims to provide a bridge between school and working life for students.
A new £1m specialist centre for people with learning disabilities is to be built in Wiltshire.
A disabled student who won a lawsuit against a university for denying him wheelchair access at his graduation ceremony has welcomed the court ruling. Craig Potter, 28, studied at Canterbury Christchurch College, but was unable to access the stage during the ceremony held at Canterbury Cathedral in 2004.
Lots of kids learn languages like French, German or Spanish at school but, thanks to a TV show, a special sign language is becoming more popular. Makaton, a mix of spoken words and hand signals, is featured on CBeebies show "Something Special".
Over 50 years since they appeared on London's streets, the Route masters are still running - but not everyone is delighted. The veteran vehicle with its curvy design and its open platform has been called "the last bus to be a proper bus". Many Londoners remember fondly how they used to hop on and off them and pull the string to ring the bell.
Teachers in mainstream schools do not expect as much of children with special needs as their counterparts in special schools, new research has suggested. The Strathclyde University study has raised concerns the pupils may not be doing as well as they could.
