New figures show that a total of 210 children requiring places in special schools or special classes are in receipt of home tuition on the basis they do not have a school place, according to the Department of Education. Campaigners say the number of children excluded from school settings shows that the system is “broken”. Miriam Kenny is a mum and also chairperson of Involve Autism has personal experience of this issue and she joined Jonathan on the show this morning.
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