Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN recently wrote a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell, to ask for a meeting. We have …
with Coram Children’s Legal Centre Since the pandemic, school exclusions have been rising. The government has included tackling exclusions in its Schools White Paper, though it stops short of the …
We don’t often congratulate ourselves, which makes this post all the more difficult to write. I was a bit worried people might not like it, but the other half of …
With National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) Supported Internships were one of the really good ideas from the Children and Families Act 2014. Though often unpaid, disabled young people with …
with Derek Sinclair, senior helpline adviser, Contact PIP Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/721547 You may be aware of the government’s abhorrent plans to remove the health element of Universal Credit for young disabled …
With Hope Dennis, Deaf 14-year-old. Intro from Matt Keer: Language deprivation is usually the most deep-rooted issue that deaf pupils face when starting school. Giving deaf babies and toddlers access …
with Clare Kassa, CEO Sibs charity There are over half a million siblings of disabled children and young people in the UK. 5.1% of children under 16 are siblings of …
With Megan Horan, Ambitious About Autism A new campaign to stop autistic children and young people being ‘written off’ at school is being launched today by charity, Ambitious about Autism. …
With Ian Bennett, The Wave Project A decade ago, I wrote here about a young Cornwall charity that was helping vulnerable young people find their feet—and get them wet—learning to …
With Sara Cole, Artistic Director, Head2Head Theatre Most people love the pantomime at Christmas. But when you have learning disabilities or sensory issues, it can be hard to tolerate the …
With Aidan Smith, Campaign Officer at the Disabled Children’s Partnership Even though many services have been restored, we’re far from out of the woods completely yet. We were hoping that …
While children are always encouraged to read books, for many diving into a good story or even a school text book throws up huge challenges. Whether it’s a visual impairment, …
One of the (numerous) problems many parents find when their child is having an education, health and care needs assessment, is the “care” bit. A social care assessment is often …
For local authorities, school transport is one of the most expensive part of providing support for children with disabilities. Often the most appropriate schools is up to an hour away …
The SEND reforms are failing to meet the needs of autistic children, according to a new report from the National Autistic Society. The report, written by Catriona Moore, says far …
You’re probably reading this because you are involved as the parent, carer, advocate or educator of a young person with SEND. It’s likely you’ve had some contact or information from …
When you have a baby, you expect that raising them will bring some ups and downs. But for Laura Joliffe and her husband Graham, life with their daughter Ava has …
Down at the Department for Education, the collective breath of expectant Ministers and civil servants was being held. Then, a cry sounded as news filtered through.. a joyous birth… It’s …
It’s always a scary time when you realise your child isn’t developing at the same rate as the children of other parents you know. Sometimes it’s obvious, other times it’s …
To break into our two parter about “The Story So Far in the SEN Reforms“, the Department for Education yesterday published two reports by SQW, the organisation that is evaluating …
