Staff shortages for SEN school leavers 'off the scale'
A shortage of staff to support young people with SEN (Special Educational Needs) who are about to leave school is "off the scale," the chair of Stormont's Education Committee has said. Nick Mathison ...
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Toolkit to support schoolchildren in care to be launched
A toolkit designed to help schools create more inclusive, supportive environments for children-in-care is to be launched.
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Call to give more help to care leavers pursuing education
A woman who spent her childhood in the care system has called for additional supports to "give care leavers a chance" to ...
Fears welfare cuts will hit Northern Ireland’s ‘most vulnerable’ young people
In Northern Ireland, around one-in-ten of all Universal Credit (UC) claimants are aged between 16 and 24, while in general, ...