Aug 28, 2020, Royal Borough Observer: New £1.2million plan to educate children with special needs in the Royal Borough https://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/18682783.new-1-2million-plan-educate-children-special-needs-royal-borough/ An ambitious plan to attach 'resource bases' for children with special needs at four schools across the Royal Borough has been agreed by councillors. At last night's cabinet meeting members unanimously supported the £1.227million [$1.6M U.S.] plan to establish the bases at Dedworth Green First and Middle Schools in Windsor and at Furze Platt Primary School, Maidenhead by September 2021 - with the remaining two to be set up at Wraysbury Primary School and South Ascot Village Primary School by September 2022…. He said: "At the heart of this we are supporting disadvantaged children who are vulnerable. "We are doing everything we possibly can to ensure that their life chances are maximised."…
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.