Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school – it’s sign of a system under strain

By Caroline Bond, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Manchester
Luke Munford, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, University of Manchester

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are twice as likely as their peers to be persistently absent from school.

Persistent absence means that they miss up to 10% of school sessions (sessions are a morning or afternoon at school). For those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) – a legal document that lays out support they are entitled to – the picture is even worse. They are up to seven times more likely to be severely…

Read complete article

~	Changes to the BBC’s Written Archives Centre threaten open research – and might infringe on the broadcaster’s charter

~	How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion

~	Why fasting won’t cleanse your body – or beat cancer

~	Why most of us are reluctant to switch banks, even though it could cut our environmental impact

~	What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs

~	Trump’s ‘golden age’ economic message undercut by his desire for much lower interest rates – which typically signal a weak jobs market

~	Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall

~	Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers

~	The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing

~	An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for Daylight Saving Time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself