Contact and MPs discuss school attendance
Contact has participated in a roundtable discussion on school attendance, hosted by Claire Young, the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate. The event took place in Westminster last month....
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Education committee demands urgent reform of disabled children’s social care
MPs on the Education Committee are calling for urgent reform of disabled children’s social care after an inquiry found disabled children and their parents were “treated with suspicion” and subjected...
Got questions about post-16 transport in England?
If your disabled child or young person is getting ready to move into post-16 education or training, you may have questions about transport support from your local authority. To help...
Record number of complaints to Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
Many parents of children with additional needs talk about the battle to get support for their child. One of the routes of complaint about this for families in England is...
Chancellor announces “youth guarantee” of paid work
Young people on Universal Credit out of employment or learning for 18 months will be offered guaranteed paid work. The new youth guarantee initiative hopes to support young people into...
Want to improve your campaigning skills?
At Contact, we often hear from families who want to raise issues that matter to them and their disabled child with MPs and local decision makers. But often they are...
Milburn Review on youth employment launched — Contact urges families to speak up
The Government has launched the Milburn Review to investigate why so many 16–24‑year‑olds are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The review is now calling for evidence from young...
£200m SEND training programme to upskill every teacher in England
The government has announced a £200m special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) training programme will roll out to every nursery, school and college in the country. The programme will mean...
Further changes to Universal Credit health element rules from April
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new regulations this week that should increase the number of people who receive higher Universal Credit health element payments when rules...
How to share your views on schools white paper
The government has opened its consultation on the schools white paper and its plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England. The schools white paper,“Every...
The ‘Health’ part of an education health and care plan
Today on Radio 4’s SEND in the Spotlight, mum Becci Tobin, a Contact Changemaker, has spoken about the importance of the health part of her son Keir’s education health and...
Cuts to post-16 school transport putting education at risk
Attempts to address rising home-to-school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision is putting access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and...
Brief overview of the Schools White Paper in England
An overview of the proposed changes, and what Contact welcomes, what we're concerned about, and where the gaps are.
Unpaid carers in work: what support do you need?
A government consultation is asking unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children what extra support you need to work. Make Work Pay seeks to find out whether carers need...