The deeply uncomfortable truth about many special educational needs children that few people want to talk about, by DR MAX PEMBERTON

There is a crisis brewing in our schools and it's not the one you might think. Yes, buildings are crumbling, music and art teachers are being axed, PE budgets slashed and class sizes are ballooning.


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