In our fourth and final interview for Women’s History Month 2024, we heard from Cara Lisette about her mental health and recovery journey, experience as a campaigner and her Creative
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In our second interview for Women’s History Month 2024, we chat with Georgina Durrant about her experience as a teacher, SEND advocate, author and host of popular podcast, SEND in
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In this Q&A, we welcome Kirsty Hickson, a Senior Consultant at Altair Ltd. Kirsty shared her knowledge with us and answered some questions we’ve received from parents on supported housing.
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In this interview, we introduce Lorna Woolley who is an Independent SEND Consultant. We asked Lorna for her advice about how to approach a school search, supporting evidence for an
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In this interview, we introduce Nicole Boon who is a Solicitor at Langley Wellington. We asked Nicole about the ins and outs of what Deputyship looks like. She told us
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In this interview, we introduce Lydia Dunford who is an Associate Solicitor at Boyes Turner. We asked Lydia about problems parents may face with their child’s EHC Plan (EHCP). She
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Sequence Care Group and their supported living partners Reside, recently gave a presentation exploring the housing options for young people with additional needs at our Transition Event Online. A popular
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Bev Jessop, West Midlands Director, NATSPEC recently gave a live webinar at our Transition Event. She explored the current education options for young people with additional needs, what parents need
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We have been receiving lots of questions from parents for our legal experts and here is the latest from a dad about his daughter’s EHCP. He asks whether he is
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Laxmi Patel returns to My Family, Our Needs with information on getting detail from experts in EHCPs to make sure your child’s educational needs are being met. Q. My child’s
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As a parent or carer, you want to make sure your child’s EHCP covers everything they need. SEN legal expert, Laxmi Patel looks at specific information in EHCP’s and why
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Our SEND expert, Ed Duff is back to answer another reader’s question about Post-18 EHCP and her son’s specific needs to improve his independence skills, which she feels would be
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My Family, Our Needs has been featuring questions sent in from parents needing help with their disabled child’s education. Thanks to the advice of SEND lawyer Ed Duff, Senior Associate Lawyer
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Recently, My Family, Our Needs asked readers to send in any questions they had about their child or young person’s education so that our SEND lawyer, Ed Duff could answer
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My Family, Our Needs is delighted to announce that we will have a lawyer on board with us for the next month or two as our SEND expert. Answering each
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