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Local Projects to Support SEND Children and Families

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We are a community of local, volunteer parent, carers and people with lived experience of disability. You can join us on Facebook, here

Thanks to your generous support, we fund and coordinate local projects to help educate, inform, support and advocate for island children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and their families.

Our recent projects (2023) include:
  • Creating a physical and digital resource booklet that has been delivered to every school, college, academy and learning institution on the island
  • Funding, coordinating and delivering resource packs including 3 books for every island school, college and academy.
  • Funding and delivering a training session with Yvonne Newbold, MBE, on Anxiety Led Behaviours in SEND Children to staff invited from every island school, college and academy.
Advocating for SEND families at the Isle of Wight Children's Scrutiny Committee. Following our meeting, our suggestion to appoint a Councillor responsible for SEND has resulted in Richard Quigley being appointed to the role. See our facebook page for details of how to contact him.

Our present (summer 2024) projects include:
  • Creating a resource support booklet for parent/carers
  • Co-hosting and organising and event regarding the IW Local Authority's 'safety valve' agreement with the department of education, with very special guest, specialist send solicitor and campaigner Michael Charles, for more details and tickets go here
  • Information sessions for parent/carers

We know as parent/carers that noone else advocates for our children like we do, that we are stronger united together, and we believe we CAN make a positive difference in the lives of local kids when we work together to create a kinder, more understanding, accepting world, and that is what we are trying to do.

If you would like to and are able, please consider supporting our work. We can't do anything without you.

Thank you.
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Donations 

  • Hayley Jarvis
    • £10
    • 4 mos
  • Andrew Woodhouse
    • £5
    • 4 mos
  • Vikki Wyatt
    • £25
    • 4 mos
  • Amy Milford-Wood
    • £25
    • 4 mos
  • Helen Smallwood
    • £10
    • 4 mos
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Colleen Mary Brannon
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