Tag: disabled children

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Houses of parliament in the day
Education committee demands urgent reform of disabled children’s social care

Thursday 10 July 2025
Primary school children eating their school meal
Reforms to special educational needs system in England must not be cost led

Tuesday 4 March 2025
Houses of parliament in the day
Contact gives evidence to Solving the SEND crisis in England inquiry

Tuesday 28 January 2025
School desk with workbooks and stationary
Contact responds to another report highlighting the SEND emergency

Wednesday 15 January 2025
Children sitting in a library setting - one child is in the foreground in focus, smiling off to the side; children are gathered behind in soft focus.
Contact reacts to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Wednesday 8 January 2025
Contact staff with parent campaigner Natalie Hay and son Matteo posing with their award at the Charity Awards 2024
Contact wins at the Charity Awards 2024

Wednesday 10 July 2024
Kids playing in a play park
Holiday time… is fast approaching or already here!

Thursday 4 July 2024
Empty top floor of London double decker bus
School transport concerns in Birmingham and beyond

Monday 1 July 2024
Teacher and young boy smiling in front of school bus
Channel 4 News highlights school transport issues for disabled young people

Tuesday 11 June 2024
UK banknotes next to calculator
Families with children who are “looked after” by their local authority will be much worse off under Universal Credit

Tuesday 11 June 2024
Charity Awards 2024 logo
Free School Meals campaign shortlisted for Charity Award

Friday 17 May 2024
Parent with small child on her knee in front of laptop and household bills looking worried about costs
Contact joins calls for reform of Carer’s Allowance and action on overpayments

Thursday 9 May 2024
Interior of empty school bus
School transport for disabled children is a vital service

Wednesday 6 December 2023
Family on a bus in Kew gardens
Contact first: Research grant awarded to investigate what deters under-represented communities from accessing health care services

Wednesday 23 August 2023
A graphic featuring logos for the Disabled Children's Partnership and Contact. A thoughtful parent sits with a hand on their head, while a bubble shows a child jumping with a ball. Text reads, "Are you able to plan for holiday clubs and your child's summer holiday activities?
Holiday clubs survey – anything planned for your disabled child this summer?

Tuesday 20 June 2023
Child Disability Payment guide front cover
New guide for parents in Scotland: Claiming Child Disability Payment

Thursday 30 March 2023
40% of families with disabled children have been forced to cut back on life-saving medical equipment
Energy social tariff would help families with disabled children

Thursday 9 March 2023
Hand putting British coins into piggy bank with coins spread out around it.
Disabled youngsters unfairly locked out of savings – help us campaign

Wednesday 8 March 2023