Why sign up to Sunshine Academy?
Sunshine Academy is our online learning platform where we have a community of almost 1000 people learning and improving their SEND knowledge each day. At Sunshine Support, we believe that every person supporting a SEND child deserves unlimited help and access to comprehensive educational tools. We have meticulously designed our 24-hour online learning platform to […]
All the details about Day of ‘SEND’ 2025
Day of ‘SEND’ 2025 is coming! Mark your diaries for an epic whole day of learning on Friday 21 March, exclusive to subscribers of Sunshine Academy (and we’ll give you the details on how to become a subscriber if you are not yet one below) This will be a day covering every topic you could […]
Understanding Pre-Action Protocol Letters
A blog from Sunshine Support Legal Advisor and Advocate Jessica Ward: The SEND world can be extremely daunting for parents, it can invite stress, isolation and a significant amount of confusion. In a perfect world, the public bodies who are involved in our children’s education and care would be there to offer support whenever needed, […]
DLD and Me – An Update
In 2021, we were delighted to share a blog post all about Ridley – our founder Chrissa’s daughter and someone who has a diagnosis of DLD. In the run-up to our new DLD webinar hosted by Speech and Language expert Libby Hill, which is taking place on 13 February, we are looking back at what […]
Understanding Dyspraxia
A blog post from Sunshine Support advocate Emily Fairbrother… In the past, dyspraxia was a condition which wasn’t typically diagnosed until adulthood. However, we are now starting to see a growing number of children having the traits of dyspraxia recognised at an early stage when supportive action can be put into place. Dyspraxia, or DCD […]
Why is PDA still not being recognised?
On 20 June 2025, we’ll be hosting our in-person PDA Day, one of our highlight events of the year. It’s a hugely impactful day for all those who come along. Why should you come along? We have got brand new content this year and we are hearing from experts who haven’t joined us before. Libby […]
Children’s mental health and the impact on the family
A blog post from Sunshine Support Advocate and Legal Adviser, Jessica Ward… One of the toughest challenges that any parent can face is having to help their child through mental health difficulties. We all want our children to feel happy, safe and secure but challenges with their mental health can rob them of all of […]
When behaviour becomes challenging
How do we know when behaviour becomes challenging and what to do about it. This blog post empowers parenting to identify challenging behaviour.
The benefits of applying for DLA
If your child has additional needs then you need to be looking into applying for and securing either DLA or PIP. Our webinar in January will show you how.
Information you didn’t know you could ask for
Five key pieces of information that you can request, which you might not know about.
