The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre offers independent advice & advocacy to parents of children with special educational needs and learning difficulties
Interested in sharing your experience as a parent or carer of a child attending a Special Provision in Mainstream (SPiM) unit? Join our focus group, which will assist @Education_NI in working towards SPiM improvement. Email us at [email protected] to express your interest.
Parents & supporters of SEN in NI.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Stormont is debating the future of SEN provision, but we need YOUR voice to make sure it's a priority.
Click link below to send a message to YOUR local MLAs urging them to invest in & reform SEN ed https://t.co/u00fk87aOG
The impact of the Secretary of State’s punishment budget was plain for everyone to see. Our team is at the High Court in Belfast today in relation to a challenge to the 2023/24 budget setting process.
Read more at https://t.co/nZR51WKPcl
2 p/t Advice Line Advisers.
For full criteria and application form see Applicants Pack on our website
https://t.co/NU5aP7k5tf
Deadline: before 5.00pm on Friday 2nd February 2024
We now have 15,800+ signatures calling for the reform of NI’s SEN system and a reversal of funding cuts. If you share our vision and haven’t signed our petition yet, please click on the link below. Reposts welcome also! Together, we can make a difference. https://t.co/cpab1QjIHJ
We have reached a point where the basic human right of going to school is not being met for some of our most disadvantaged young people.
Watch what our special educational needs expert had to say on @ViewFrmStormont
Full piece from 30 mins - https://t.co/p57m6ybz8k
We want to highlight the urgent need for a specialist #autism#mentalhealth service in NI.
Elizabeth shares how a lack of specialist mental health support negatively impacted her autistic son and their family. Visit, https://t.co/eo3XX6OPj0
#autisticmindsmatter#inclusion
Information sessions for parents and carers interested in discovering more about #SEN in schools - across the nursery, primary and post-primary sectors - have been organised at several #EA locations.
Bookings can be made here https://t.co/U6eQOnqxBa
We are are holding SEND Transformation Programme Information webinars for parents and carers.
Click the link to book your place for your chosen date and time:
Thursday 24th November: 8-9:30pm: https://t.co/A0V6cBI7i2
Thursday 1st December: 7-8:30pm: https://t.co/gICzMKC3Ig
If your child's behaviour has been extra challenging, you're not alone. Many parent carers are feeling exhausted. Some even suffered physical injuries.
Please don't feel guilty if you are struggling to cope. Book a call with us for support and advice: https://t.co/89K3UORbTp 💙