by Matilda Wolstenholme | Dec 13, 2024 | Education and inclusion
I recently finished an internship at IMPOWER and supported the Department for Education (DfE) SEND & AP Change Programme. Having studied Education at Durham University and worked in a range of primary schools and navigated challenges with dyslexia as a child, I...
by Chloe Saunders | Dec 9, 2024 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion
This year, I am nominating Kirstie Kerr for IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2024 celebration. Kirstie is a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) at Fiveways School in Somerset, and recently spoke at our plenary session at the National Children and Adult Services...
by andyp | May 9, 2024 | Education and inclusion
Impact of the 2022–2023 High Hopes for High Needs programme, steered by the Delivery Advisory Board, who worked with six local areas to create a more resilient SEND system, and improve SEND services for 80,000 children and young people.
by IMPOWER | Mar 28, 2024 | Education and inclusion
Guest blog from Cornwall County Council In Cornwall our aspiration is that Valuing SEND is used in a genuinely collaborative way between the local authority and schools, for the benefit of children, young people and their families. We continue to provide ongoing...
by Alex Fox | Mar 7, 2024 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
We often create services intended for everyone, but then find that they don’t work for everyone. They may exclude or poorly serve those with specific needs or barriers to accessing them. So we develop specialist services, for example, to support people with learning...
