The Department for Children, Schools and Families has produced a guide about after school activities and their benefits to children and adults.
18th November 2008
IPSEA can provide free independent advice and advice on appealing to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
23rd October 2008
As part of the drive to stop persistent bullying in schools, the DCSF has published new guidance, to join the suite of materials Safe to Learn which look at tackling all forms of bullying. This new advice looks at the issue of the bullying of children with SEN and disabilities.
23rd October 2008
Eleni Burgess, who is 16 and a wheelchair user, undertook this project in 2002-03 with funding from a Whizz-Kidz No Limits award. Eleni looked at the experiences of nearly 80 teenage wheelchair users who attend mainstream secondary schools all over the UK. Interviews were held, questionnaires distributed and individual stories recorded in order to answer the questions about integration.
23rd October 2008
The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is a national charity that provides independent advice for parents and carers of children aged 5-16 in state-funded education. ACE aims to provide the information, support and high-quality advice that parents need to help their children at school, particulalry where there are problems.
They offer free advice on many subjects like exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals.
5th August 2008
Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, have recently published a booklet called 'Making Choices about Leaving School'. It is accompanied by a 'Thinkpad' which students/pupils can use to make notes on.
17th October 2007
The National Autistic Society's make school make sense education campaign aims to improve educational provision for children with autism, so that every child can get the education they deserve.
2nd May 2007
Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early years settings
A training resource for schools and local authorities.
9th February 2007