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The latest news and developments related to neurodiversity awareness and support |
Neurodiversity Newsletter |
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Neurodivergent individuals ‘face a lack of inclusive practices’ in the workplace |
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A recent report into neurodiversity and the workplace has found that neurodivergent individuals “continue to face a lack of inclusive practices, equitable opportunities and fair career progression.”
The Expert Academic Panel on Neurodiversity published its final report and recommendations on 2nd October 2026.
It says that, while some progress has been made on inclusion in the workplace, “several challenges” remain for neurodivergent individuals, and, despite offering “valuable strengths,” they remain underrepresented in the labour market with higher rates of unemployment and significant barriers to career progression... |
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SEND in the UK: A System Under Pressure |
The conversation around Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in the UK has reached a critical point. Families, schools, health services and local authorities are all feeling the strain of a system that many (including government ministers themselves) have described as “on its knees”... |
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DfE sets out reasonable adjustments for SEND support in school |
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out examples of reasonable adjustments that schools could make for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)... |
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CQC reviews progress of mandatory learning disability and autism training |
The CQC has reflected on the progress of mandatory learning disability and autism training in care, one year after the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice was published... |
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NHS failing to ‘sufficiently treat and look after’ people with learning disabilities |
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Baroness Casey, Chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, has said the NHS “are unable to sufficiently treat and look after people with learning disabilities.”
Speaking to ITV News’ Dan Hewitt earlier this month, Baroness Casey said she believed that the NHS was failing people with learning disabilities and heavily criticised the attitudes of health professionals, whom she claimed “do not see them” and “do not hear them.”
Baroness Casey has been commissioned by the UK government to lead a wholesale independent review of adult social care in England.
In the wide-ranging interview with ITV, she was asked why she believed people with learning disabilities still die, on average, 20 years younger than the rest of the population... |
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How can schools achieve pupil attendance targets? |
The recent Schools White Paper included plans for a 94% pupil attendance target, but how can schools reduce absences to meet this ambitious goal, and what is driving high absence rates? |
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Scottish government shelves Learning Disabilities and Autism Bill |
Campaigners have been left “upset and angry” after the new Scottish government has decided not to proceed with the planned Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill... |
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Neurodiversity and Inclusive Practice in Education |
Co-produced and co-delivered with education experts and experts with lived experience of neurodiversities, this training course will inspire education staff to make learning more accessible for neurodiverse pupils by embedding reasonable adjustments through adaptive, inclusive practice... |
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Our Neurodiversity Training Brochure |
We provide a range of specialist training for neurodiversity, autism and learning disabilities, including national programmes and bespoke courses co-developed and co-delivered with Experts with Lived Experience. Find out more... |
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