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Parents tell politicians about the "cliff-edge" their children face when they leave school.

Mared Foulkes, from Anglesey, killed herself after receiving inaccurate exam results.

Soaring special needs provision demand means councils buying more private school places, BBC told.

About 18 students enrolled in the two joint business degrees at Northumbria University this year.

The institution blamed "unsustainable" funding and a fall in student numbers for the decision.

The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

Writer James Lamont says with the right support, children with dyslexia can "do anything".

Asked if raising employers' NI rate would worsen a funding gap, Jess Phillips replies "undoubtedly".

It is hoped the automatic sign up will become a standard practice after a pilot in County Durham.

The watchdog says Derbyshire's SEND provision has "widespread and systemic failings".