A family from Robertsbridge will be joining others across the country in taking the government to the High Court to challenge its special education needs (SEND) funding policy.
A support group for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) says it is ‘shocked’ by the number of desperate families who have sought its help since it was set up last year.
Parents say they feel ‘betrayed’ after learning the Local Authority has told schools to keep children with special educational needs in mainstream education - even if the school feels it cannot meet the child’s needs.
The number of people forced to turn to the foodbank in Amber Rudd’s constituency has risen by 106 percent since the introduction of Universal Credit, according to those who run the service.
Hastings and Rother Samaritans will be able to buy comfortable new chairs for the branch’s duty room, thanks to a generous donation from the Sussex Police Property Act Fund.