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ALLFIE supports SEND Action court case – report

ALLFIE went along to the High Court on the 26th and 27th June to back the claim of three families with disabled children that government SEND funding cuts are unlawful and discriminatory.

Sign our petition on 38 Degrees

Don’t shut Disabled people out of mainstream education

Disabled children v Secretary of State for Education and Chancellor of the Exchequer

ALLFIE will be attending this important court case on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th June. Put it in your diaries – come and join us from 9am onwards and show your support for disabled children and their families as they fight for proper support.

In defence of the presumption of mainstream

Our trustee Mike Lambert spoke to Radio 4’s In Touch programme about his experience of special school and why he believes inclusion is the way forward, prompted by the news that Scottish Conservatives are challenging the legal presumption that disabled children should be in mainstream education.

4th March 2019

Listening to Children and Young People

ALLFIE trustee Joe Whittaker tells us about the battle of Philip and his family to have his rights and views respected.

4th March 2019

Final call for ALLFIE’s online questionnaires

Tell us your views on accessibility and inclusion in schools.

15th February 2019

ALLFIE’s research project: the story so far

Armineh Soorenian fills us in on what she’s found out about school accessibility plans in the first stages.

11th January 2019

Where are we now with Inclusive Education?

According to Richard Rieser, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) cuts and the failure of mainstream schools to carry out their statutory responsibility to include students with SEND, including those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Issues, is fast becoming a national disgrace.

29th October 2018

Do you feel your secondary school is inclusive?

Are there Accessibility Plans in place? Tell us about your experiences.
In October 2018, we will be holding focus groups in North East England for:

Disabled young people and children
Parents of Disabled learners
Educators and professionals

3rd September 2018