Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Children should not become council’s second priority
Charlotte Leslie has organised the major petition in response to the Labour-run council’s proposals to classify children from much of Westbury-on-Trym and Stoke Bishop as a “second priority” for places at the flagship new secondary school in Redland Green.
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
SEN: The truth about inclusion
In a new national report “SEN: The truth about inclusion,” Charlotte Leslie looked at the human cost of the Government’s determination to reduce the number of children with special educational needs (SEN) educated in special schools.
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Women’s Parliamentary Radio: Charlotte speaks on modern e-politics
Charlotte Leslie has already established a name for herself as a Guardian young blogger. So is blogging or old fashioned ‘door knocking’ the best way to engage young voters? (Search for “Charlotte” on the 2008 page of http://www.wpradio.co.uk)
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
£700,000 fund for congestion charge plan should be spent wisely
Charlotte, who has been campaigning for a referendum of Bristol people on the congestion charge before it is introduced, said: “January 2008 was to be the month that the tram-system was opened in Bristol, but the Bristol area lost out on this opportunity because of internal political bickering.”
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Co-authored “SEN: The Truth about Inclusion”
This paper recognises that inclusion in mainstream school is good for many children with SEN and does not seek to enter into a debate of ideology, but simply to reveal the facts.
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
The Guardian: Parents of special needs pupils forced to go private
Parents whose children have special needs such as dyslexia or Asperger’s syndrome have been giving up holidays, meals out and new clothes to fund costly private education following an ‘exodus’ from state schools…
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
The Daily Telegraph: Mainstream schools failing special needs pupils
Thousands of children with learning difficulties and behavioural problems are being expelled from mainstream schools because teachers lack the expertise to cater for them, according to a new report.
