Press & Policy

Information for journalists and decision makers

We campaign for the right of all Disabled learners (including those labelled as having Special Educational Needs) to be in mainstream education, rather than in special schools or colleges, or specialist units within mainstream schools or colleges.

This requires a fundamental change to how schools, colleges and universities function and a change in the law guaranteeing the right to inclusive education with all necessary support for Disabled pupils and students in mainstream. This would include teaching assistants, curriculum differentiation and other adjustments to enable them to participate equally inside and outside the classroom.

We believe lifelong inclusion and equality of opportunity for Disabled people is not possible without this. We are the only organisation led by Disabled people focused on campaigning and information-sharing on education, training and apprenticeship issues.

See below for our latest press releases, parliamentary briefings and consultation responses.

For press, campaigning and policy enquiries, please contact our Campaigns & Policy Coordinator Simone Aspis:

Office: 020 7737 6030

Email: [email protected].

ALLFIE Survey Report: Coronavirus Impact on Disabled People’s Education

Read the findings of ALLFIE’s Inclusive Education Survey on the impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on education for Disabled pupils and students during lockdown.

Ofqual GCSE and A-Level Grading: Inequality for Disabled Students

Disabled students are much less likely than their peers to be awarded their teacher-assessed GCSE/A-Level grades under Ofqual’s assessment system – find out ALLFIE’s view.

Submission to the Education Committee Inquiry: Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Children’s Services

14/08/2020

Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry on The Government’s Response to COVID-19: Human Rights Implications

14/08/2020

Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services

13/08/2020

Press Release: ALLFIE outraged as Government announces plan to create more special schools

21/07/2020

Education Committee SEND report

Dr Armineh Soorenian reports on the House of Commons Education Committee’s first report into SEND for 2019-20

National Audit Office report on SEN support in mainstream

Schools incentivised “to be less inclusive, by making them reluctant to admit or keep pupils with SEND who can be costly to support.” ALLFIE researcher Armineh Soorenian looks at the recent National Audit Office report.

Families lose SEND funding crisis case

ALLFIE’s Interim Director on the implications of this landmark court case

Making inclusion “normal”

Our ex-Director Tara Flood visited Finland and Canada to research their experiences around inclusive education. Here is her report.

Press Release: “Being Seen: Being Heard”

New ALLFIE project to support leaders with lived experience thanks to National Lottery funding

Ofsted’s education inspection framework

ALLFIE responded to the consultation. Are the proposals style over substance?