by Leo Jones | Mar 11, 2021 | Education and inclusion
Co-authored by Dame Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children at the National Children’s Bureau) This article was originally published in CYP Now Rebalancing the High Needs system – what role can the SEND review play? By Dame Christine Lenehan...
by Mary Meredith | Feb 4, 2021 | Education and inclusion
Never in the history of state education has work to foster wellbeing been more urgent – says Lincolnshire’s Mary Meredith Guest blogpost written by Mary Meredith, Head of Inclusion at Lincolnshire County Council Never in the history of state education has...
by Sarah Hart | Dec 16, 2020 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion
Find out who has inspired me this year… Left to right: Sharon Drewery, James Bird and Joanne Makings The new SEND Advice Line for Lincolnshire (Ask SALL) aims to help schools and other education settings to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND...
by Sandra Ositelu | Dec 15, 2020 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion
Bullying has increased by 25% in the last 12 months – it is time to grasp the complexity of the issue National Anti-Bullying Week, which took place recently aims to raise awareness of the impact that bullying has on children and young people. This year, the...
by Emma Ockelford | Nov 18, 2020 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion
IMPOWER have recognised the need to focus attention on Younger Adults for some time. This call to arms is now being taken up more widely; councils are acknowledging that they cannot continue to sidestep the financial pressure from this cohort, and have realised that...
by Alastair Thompson | Nov 11, 2020 | Education and inclusion
We recently hosted a virtual shared learning event for 10 Directors of Children’s Services and Education, to take stock of the challenges and opportunities in the SEND system, reflect on policy direction and, most importantly, share what is working on the ground. We...
