The GMB organised a lobby of Leeds City Council on 20th March. The lobby was led by GMB Special Educational Needs reps and supported by parents and Leeds Trades Council. SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities but the reps have used the acronym for their demands for Safe staffing levels Evaluate for fair pay…
Parents involved in the Disability Empowerment Action Links (DEAL) group have pushed the Leeds City Council into ‘pausing’ their plans to cut transport. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Instead of implementing these plans this September, the council will now delay them for a year, as well as guaranteeing all that will be using the service…
Leeds City Council has made the decision to withdraw escorted transport funding for young people aged 16+ with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Parents (organised through ‘Disability Empowerment Action Links’ (DEAL) and students, alongside Unite Community members, gathered on the steps of Leeds Town Hall to protest against the withdrawal of this service, which…
