Sentence examples for and additional needs from inspiring English sources

It was also Children in Need night, traditionally a time when the country digs deep and embraces children with disabilities and additional needs who grow up and become adults with disabilities and additional needs.

According to John Pearce, director of service development for children, families and education at Trafford council, about £1.6m of the local authority's £2.2m budget for children with complex and additional needs is spent on respite and short-break services.

The report echoes the findings of an inquiry carried out by the Children's Commissioner last year, which found that children with disabilities and additional needs were among those most likely to be affected by illegal exclusions.

I used to have teaching assistants in some of my classes to support students with special needs and additional needs – that's gone now in most of my lessons, because of the cuts.

Nearly half of the 7,600 children left stranded in Edinburgh after the emergency closure of the secondary, primary and additional needs schools at the weekend will be back in class from Wednesday, after an urgent search for alternative accommodation, the city council said.

Baxter, who is also chairwoman of the Association of Directors of Children's Services health, care and additional needs policy committee, is adamant that while child protection is still a crucial part of the job, it is also about helping to develop children and young people.

Proper use will reduce incidents, and their resulting turmoil, (physical) damage and additional need for care.

ADCS president Matt Dunkley said last week: "What is important is that the needs of the child are paramount in all such decisions, taking into account their age and any additional needs and the likelihood of finding an adoptive family for them.

Portage services (most attached to education services of local authorities) are a hidden gem that provide this intervention to toddlers and children under five with autism and other additional needs, parent-training and video included just as in the trial.

Get Out There (GOT), is a pioneering group for young people aged 11 to 19 in Cornwall with visual impairment and significant additional needs, including deafblindness.

The majority of the public would expect us – with PIP payments which are paid to people who are unquestionably disabled and have additional needs – to protect those benefits.