Please find below information on behalf of the Parent Carer Forum: We are the Parent Carer Forum, a group of parents and carers in Cheshire West and Chester who have children with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) working in…

We saw these details on social media and found them interesting, so thought we would share this with you.   Rising Tide Car Wash is a scalable social enterprise established in America with the primary mission to employ adults with…

Learning Disability Today Connor Sparrowhawk’s mother becomes campaign patron News, 13th February 2018 Dr Ryan became a well known champion of disability rights after her 18-year-old son Connor, who had epilepsy, autism and a learning disability, drowned in a bath…

Learning Disability Today 12th February 2018 Manchester College’s Artist in Residence Grace Igoe talks about expressing herself and autism through her work and the barriers and stigma she has overcome.   LDT: What does your art express?   Grace Igoe:…

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Working in Partnership to Promote Inclusion for Students with SEND Amba Hotel Charing Cross, London Tuesday 6th March 2018 KEY SPEAKERS:   Dr Rona Tutt OBE
 Past President
 National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)   Stephen Munday
 CEO
 The Cam…

Minutes of the Twenty Seventh Post-Diagnostic Support Group 31st January 2018 The meeting was attended by 40 people and once again a lovely “Therapy Dog”. Linda introduced herself and the members of the Axia team who were present. The first…

Welcome to the Mental Health Today Update, with exclusive features and opinion plus the latest news News Hunt sets NHS zero suicide target NHS charging £21,000 to disclose shock therapy use ‘Compassion fatigue threatens NHS’ warns mental health trust chief…

Planet Autism has produced a document which we thought we should share. “False Accusations of MSBP/FII” © by Planet Autism   For a long time now, too long, an appalling situation has existed in which innocent, loving parents who have…

Barclays Autism Asperation Convention Barclays at Radbroke Hall organise an event every year during World Autism Awareness Week to inspire local students on the Autism Spectrum to think about a career in technology. This is still being organised for 2018…

It could not be easier to take part in World Autism Awareness Week (26 March – 2 April 2018) and doing so is invaluable to autistic people and their families. Last year, we saw our biggest World Autism Awareness Week…

Minutes of the Twenty Sixth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 13th December 2017   The meeting was very well attended with 46 delegates & a very lovely “Therapy dog”. Minutes taken by Linda Saint Speakers – Sarah Hendrix & James Holden SUBJECT…

Thank you to those who came along to the post-diagnostic support group. We really appreciate the invaluable feedback about the group received on post-it notes. Ronnie suggested that the questions could be taken away and returned at a later date…