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Focuses on the implications of a legislation aimed at improving the rights of disabled children for schools in Great Britain. Mandate for schools to make long-term plans to improve access for the disabled; Legal definition of disability; Publication of information about arrangements for disabled pupils.

A summary is presented of the law regarding educating students with disabilities in Great Britain.

The article reports on legal cases involving education of students with special needs in Great Britain. Parents in Essex, Hertfordshire, Worcestershire, and Suffolk, England charged their county council for denial of their European Convention of Human Rights but were rejected by the High Court in May 2007. At issue is the school council's inability to educate the four children in public schools and the long periods of time it took for councils to find appropriate placements for them.

Reports on the proposal of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to help disabled learners in schools and colleges. Highlights of a special needs bill; Other measures affecting children; Statement issued by the queen; Council responsible for planning and funding of post-16 education and training.

Reports on a British High Court's decision on the funding of a child with special educational needs to a private school. Illegality of soliciting contributions from parents; Focus on the arrangement between the Kent County Council and several parents.