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, […]
Information you didn’t know you could ask for
Five key pieces of information that you can request, which you might not know about.
Five things to know about the ALN system
Beginning the journey to accessing support for your child’s additional needs is never easy and that’s especially true for parents in Wales.
ALN pupils the most excluded in Wales schools
New statistics have shown that children with additional learning needs in Wales are more likely to be excluded than those who do not have additional needs.
Advocate, Solicitor, Barrister – what’s the difference?
The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the SEND system has been neglected to the point of crisis. She’s laid out plans to address this by boosting inclusion in mainstream schools but is it enough and will it work?
Disability Discrimination: What Parents Should Know
As a parent or carer of a child with special educational needs or disabilities, you may face unique challenges in the workplace. Understanding your rights and protections under employment law is crucial.
The Equality Act 2010 provides a framework to prevent discrimination against individuals with protected characteristics. One important aspect of this legislation is associative discrimination, which can affect you as a parent or carer.
The Importance of Lodging Complaints: Schools and Local Authorities in the UK
This blog post will overview the importance of lodging complaints against Local Authorities and schools where needed.
My Local Authority Ruined My Life
This blog post explores how a Local Authority failed a family, and how we can complain.
How to get the best from an Annual Review
This blog goes over the process of an EHCP Annual Review.
Sunshine Support Announces ‘Sunshine Support For Schools’
Some exciting news from the team at Sunshine Support! After spending decades teaching the children of Derby city, highly respected Chellaston headteacher Lindsay Galley has taken a bold step out of directly teaching children to join award-winning Sunshine Support, a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Consultancy. Lindsay will be figure-heading our upcoming Sunshine Support […]
