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Bake Off finalist Sandro Farmhouse joins National Autistic Society as celebrity ambassador

by Michelle Lowe | Apr 3, 2023 | Parents & Carers

Great British Bake Off finalist Sandro Farmhouse has become a Celebrity Ambassador for the National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families. TV star and baker Sandro Farmhouse, who makes autism-friendly recipes,...

Services in England for children with special needs to be ‘transformed’

by Michelle Lowe | Mar 31, 2023 | Parents & Carers

Services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England are to be “transformed”, with the introduction of new national standards and thousands more specialist school places, ministers have announced. The long-awaited changes are being...

Education secretary talks of battle to get support for nephew with Down’s syndrome

by Michelle Lowe | Mar 29, 2023 | Parents & Carers

The education secretary, Gillian Keegan, has described her family’s battle to get the right support for her nephew, who has Down’s syndrome, as the government prepares to publish its improvement plan for special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in...

Michael Gove suggests cutting child benefits if children miss school

by Michelle Lowe | Mar 27, 2023 | Parents & Carers

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove delivered a speech at a think tank where he suggested that parents should face child benefit cuts if they fail to ensure their children turn up at school. He first proposed this idea as...

Boy, 9, writes to Rishi urging more support for disabled children and families

by Michelle Lowe | Mar 24, 2023 | Parents & Carers

A nine-year-old boy has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tell him his parents feel ‘failed and forgotten’ as he pleaded for better support for disabled children and their families. Nate Courtney, who is autistic, told the PM he feels ‘sad’ due to his parents...

Falkirk wheelchair racer Abby Cook is new Blue Peter presenter

by Michelle Lowe | Mar 22, 2023 | Parents & Carers

Falkirk wheelchair racer Abby Cook said she was “speechless” after being chosen as the 42nd Blue Peter presenter. Abby, 20, will join Mwaka Mudenda, Joel Mawhinney and Henry the dog.
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