Special Educational Needs Advice Centre

The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre offers independent advice & advocacy to parents of children with special educational needs and learning difficulties

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

Parenting NI's new name new brand.

[SEN Reform NI @SENreformNI]

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.

[SEN Reform NI @SENreformNI]

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

[Children's Law Centre (CLC) @ChildLawCentre]

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

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

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

[SEN Reform NI @SENreformNI]

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

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

Thank you to @TNLComFundNI and to all #NationalLottery players. @SENACNI are delighted to have been awarded funding for our Appeals Service

[Children's Law Centre (CLC) @ChildLawCentre]

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

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

@NICVA @HelplinesNI @celinemcs @ParentingNI @NI_RDP @RuralSupport @NSPCCNI @belfastsams @CarersNI @CAP_NI @ConsumerCouncil @KinshipNI @SENACNI thank you for the warm welcome and interesting discussion. Pleased to be a new member of @HelplinesNI

[Jodi Snowdon @joleigh_snow]

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So proud of my advocate friend Kate Mckeown for organising this upcoming event!

[Autism NI @AutismNIPAPA]

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

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

CLC have issued pre-action correspondence in relation to the 2023/24 NI budget.

[Children's Law Centre (CLC) @ChildLawCentre]

Watch to find out why CLC have issued pre-action correspondence in relation to the 2023/24 NI budget.

Read more here - https://t.co/mwrfaiXNma

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

@AutismNIPAPA Happy Birthday! Keep up the brilliant work you do for so many families.

[Education Authority @Ed_Authority]

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

[Education Authority @Ed_Authority]

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

[Special Educational Needs Advice Centre @SENACNI]

@ChildLawCentre Congratulations to our friends and colleagues @ChildLawCentre - tireless advocacy for the rights of children and young people

[Contact @contactfamilies]

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 💙