School Transport Cuts
Education secretary orders a review of council policies around school transport after 5 live Investigates presents the Department for Education with evidence of widespread cuts.
Education Secretary Justine Greening orders a review of council policies around school transport provision for disabled children after 5 live Investigates presents the Department for Education with evidence of widespread cuts. A survey of 2,500 parents by the charity Contact reveals that nearly half of them have had to give up work completely or cut down their hours - just so they can get their kids to school. The Local Government Authority says councils are being forced to make hard choices in the face of 'sustained financial challenges.'.
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Mum quit her job to take her disabled son to school
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