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We’re on the side of over two million children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families.
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https://www.kids.org.uk/ 24-07-2009 11:50:23
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17-year-old Katie has special educational needs & has barely been to school since she was 11. She told Nuala McGovern how difficult the SEND system has been for her to deal with. Nuala also heard from Katie’s parents about their experience and Katie Ghose also joined live ⬇️
Step in early with support rather than dismantle disabled children’s rights was the thrust of my message on behalf of Disabled Children's Partnership. 🙏🏽 BBC Woman's Hour for spotlighting SEND issues - great you’re planning an in depth look in September!
NEW POST: After a recent High Court ruling underlined that LAs MUST ensure an #EHCP is carried out, the two lawyers involved, Ollie Persey and Adam Mercer, offer their 4 practical tips for enforcing this ‘absolute duty’ specialneedsjungle.com/4-tips-absolut…
We're interested to tune into the new BBC Radio 4 series Complex at 11am today, about a non-verbal seven year-old with complex disabilities, and what that reveals about the health and social care systems. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Good to hear Bridget Phillipson on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning reiterating the need for schools to be more inclusive and the importance of shining a light on areas which haven't had enough attention - such as "being more responsive to the challenges families are facing around SEND"