The Growing Pressures of Home Learning
Whilst the need to keep children in engaged in learning is important, we cannot apply a ‘one size fits all’ and expect it work seamlessly… We have recently been inundated with enquiries of concern from parents and teachers relating to the building pressures to educate children at home during the COVID-19 related school closures. The […]
Choosing a Provision – The Benefits of Specialist Education
It’s not for everyone, but for some it’s a life saver… In short, my daughter is Autistic with a diagnosis of PDA and other co-occurring presentations and conditions. 2 years ago we won a high court case after she was failed to be educated for almost 18 months. The process was heartbreaking, soul-destroying and damaging […]
FII – When Professionals Fabricate the Truth…
This blog post was written by Chrissa Wadlow, founder of Sunshine Support Professionals assume it must be mum, but who is REALLY the person fabricating the truth? Mum or the professionals? I was listening to the BBC Radio 5 Live coverage of Fabricated and Induced Illness (otherwise known as FII) on Sunday 5th May, and […]
Debunking the Myths about EHCPs
We are told so many reasons why our children can’t have an EHCP, but how much of it is truthful? This blog post was written by Chrissa Wadlow, founder of Sunshine Support… I met a lot of parents at our recent EHCP workshop. We played a ‘Myth or Truth’ game about what we are told […]
The Battle of the SEND Parent
This blog post was written by Chrissa Wadlow, founder of Sunshine Support… Yesterday I had the pleasure of opening up our PDA workshop and telling my story to families enthusiastically looking for new information and knowledge about Pathological Demand Avoidance. The event started well, full of anticipation as parents were eager to learn new things […]
