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Comment from Contact a Family about SEND research published today

  Carmel McDermott SEN helpline advisor at Contact a Family says: “Contact a Family agrees that greater emphasis needs to be placed on how children with SEND are supported in mainstream schools and related policy. Around a third of calls to our SEN helpline are about lack of support for children with SEND in mainstreams school. Many parents are concerned ... Read More »

Plan for first national Centre for Advanced Training for disabled musicians unveiled

Exciting plans for the first ever national Centre for Advanced Training for young musicians with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) were unveiled today at the House of Commons. The proposed Centre is part of Bristol Music Trust’s ambitious £45 million transformation of Colston Hall. The ambition could benefit an estimated 2,500 talented SEND musicians nationwide and set a new ... Read More »

Charities aim to get learning-disabled children playing

Parents of disabled children say finding fun things for them to do is a full-time job. Could a new TripAdvisor-style site solve this? “We went as a family to a water park which has a warning hooter which goes off to let you know the wave machine is about to start,” says Alexa Wilson. It wouldn’t cause problems for most ... Read More »