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New Education Health and Care plans data shows need for SEN support to be made a legal requirement
There has been an rise in the number of Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), as well as increased delays and waiting times according to data released by the Department...
Government announces end to runaway independent special school fees
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that national standards and price bands will be introduced for independent special schools as part of government SEND reforms in England. The government...
School attendance: a parent’s view
Attendance is one of the top concerns on Contact’s helpline. Children with additional needs may have different reasons for being off school including appointments, anxiety and unmet need in school....
Once in a lifetime chance to make disabled children’s social care work
The Law Commission has today launched its long-awaited consultation on reforming social care law for disabled children in England. The consultation, led by Commissioner Alison Young, is part of a...
Fight For Ordinary: Disabled Children’s Partnership’s new campaign launches today
The Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) has today launched its latest report and campaign, Fight for Ordinary, which sets out a positive vision for a reformed special educational needs and disabilities...
Large increase in teenage girls identified as having a disability
New ONS census data out this week has found that there has been a large increase in the number of disabled girls aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 19...
Contact’s response to the Spring Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today announced the government’s Budget for the year ahead, saying it would “break down barriers that stop people working.” Though much of the Budget was focused...
DLA: Your top 5 questions answered
As part of our focus on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Child Disability Payment (CDP) in February, our helpline team hosted a special Q&A session in our Facebook Group so parent carers...
Three ways the next government can improve England’s education system
Latest figures from the Department for Education show there are more than 1.6 million pupils in England with special educational needs (SEN), an increase of 101,000 since 2023. The number includes...
Our Listening Ear Service is here for you this Mental Health Awareness Week
This week, 15-21 May, is Mental Health Awareness Week – and this year the theme is anxiety. We know that the ongoing cost of living crisis, which quickly followed the...
Free eye test boost for pupils in England special schools
Around 165,000 pupils in England’s special schools will receive free NHS eye testing in their school setting from next year, the government has confirmed. The government’s NHS Long Term Plan...
MPs call for urgent reform of NHS dentistry including for disabled children
A damning parliamentary report has called on the government to take urgent action to end the ‘crisis in access’ in NHS dentistry. Children, especially those with complex needs, SEND and...
Disabled children still excluded from school more than non-disabled peers
New data released by the Department for Education (DfE) shows that pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in England continue to be more likely to be permanently excluded or suspended...
Parent support groups
Find out more about parent support groups. Most support groups are set up and run by parents and carers of children with additional needs.
Contact calls for Universal Credit reform and social tariffs
Contact is calling for Universal Credit fixes, social energy tariffs and investment in disabled children’s services ahead of the chancellor’s spring spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out spending...
Running under the umbrella of another organisation (hosting)
Information on hosting and some of the advantages and disadvantages of being hosted.
Ealing Co-Production Worker
Ealing Co-Production Worker Contract: Fixed Term Contract until November 2027 Hours: 12 hours per week term time Salary: £30,482 per annum (pro rata, including ILW) Location: 12 hours per week Hybrid –...