All the Latest News and Updates in SEND Education and Support
See all our latest news articles about SEND education, support and health and wellbeing, in addition to updates on My Family Our Needs events.
A legal challenge has today been launched against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This action comes after a repeated
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A legal challenge has today been launched against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This action comes after a repeated
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Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has announced today that parents who suffer the loss of a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to paid bereavement leave. The new
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than a month since our Bloody Awesome Parents (BAPS) Awards 2019. The need for SEND parents to connect with each other and
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The national autism and learning disability support provider Dimensions has ramped up their autism friendly initiative. Working with autism consultants and industry experts they have develop ed national autism friendly training for
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If your child has special educational needs (SEN), the 15th February was a date of great importance. This was the date when the local authority (LA) must have issued a
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The vote is open and we are delighted to announce this years BAPS Awards Finalists. Here’s a round up. Read on and place your votes Best use of media Stories
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Stretham friends Christine O’Neil and Vicky Baddeley are launching a brand new friendship and dating agency. This is with the help of a welcome £10,000 Big Lottery grant. The service
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Have you seen our BAPS? The Bloody Awesome Parent SEND blog awards. Long-list nominations for this year’s categories in the 2019 BAPS Awards are out. Did you make the list?
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In our last of the longlist reveals for the BAPS Awards 2019, today we look at the Blogger Making a Difference. This category is for those who use their blog
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Today we reveal the longlist for Bloody Awesome Parent of the Year. This category – new for 2019 – is to honour those who don’t blog but deserve recognition for
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Another day, another list of nominees. Today we are revealing the (VERY) longlist of nominations for The truth About SEND category in this years BAPS Awards. This category is for
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Today, our list of nominees are those parents using social media (brilliantly) to share their stories. This could be YouTube, Instagram Stories, Facebook stories, Facebook Live, Periscope, Podcast or similar.
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Today we are revealing your nominees for Travel and Accessibility, a new category for 2019. Here are your favourite blogs sharing advice and tips on travel, days out and making
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Ahead of the finalists shortlist being announced and the vote opening, we thought we’d have a gander at who was nominated for an award. On day 3 we look at
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Today we reveal the longlist of nominees for the Blog Post with the Biggest Impact category. So which blog post from the last 12 months has really got you? These posts
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A new report has been published today by the House of Commons Petitions Committee looking at online abuse and the experience of disabled people. The inquiry was prompted by a
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Starting today, we’ll be announcing the long list of nominations for the 2019 BAPS Awards. Did you make the list? Was your favourite blogger on there? Check out who was
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The NHS Long Term Plan, drawn up by frontline health and care staff, patient groups and other experts has been released today. It promises to improve care for patients over
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People with learning disabilities are tackling obesity by making YouTube cooking videos as part of a pioneering new project from the disability charity United Response. CookABILITY, which launched in Paignton,
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Popping out for a drink over the festive period may prove easy for some people, but disability charity Leonard Cheshire is calling on pubs and bars to invite everyone in
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