Jan 7, 2020, KLFM, Norfolk: West Norfolk could see 32 new learning places for children with special education needs https://www.klfm967.co.uk/news/klfm-news/3019549/more-special-needs-learning-places-might-be-created-in-west-norfolk/ These would be in mainstream schools - providing access to special needs classes. A consultation run by Norfolk County Council opens today on the proposals. The West Norfolk plans are part of a larger countywide proposal to create 142 new learning places at ten mainstream schools. The proposal is for the new places to be provided at specialist referral bases (SRBs) at ten different locations across the county…. The plan is part of Norfolk County Council’s £120 million [$160M US] transformation of special educational needs. The programme seeks to create 500 extra school places by building up to four new specialist schools and expanding existing SRBs or building new ones.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
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Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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