Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

School transport, Cerebra help with families of children with brain conditions.

School Transport: what will the Department for Education’s updated guidance mean for disabled children and their families?

In June 2023, the Department for Education published the long awaited revised school transport guidance, Travel to school for children of compulsory school age: Statutory guidance for local authorities. Cerebra’s Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project team believes that the revised guidance will have a negative impact on disabled children and their families. (1) Background

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Brain injury after severe illness and sepsis

Childhood viral and bacterial illnesses are common, and usually are easily treated. Sometimes, however, if the symptoms are left too long and the infection is allowed to worsen, children can become seriously unwell and sepsis can develop, which can cause damage to the body’s tissues and organs, including the brain, leading to life-long disabilities. In

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Cerebra and the University of Leeds Continence Survey 2023

Cerebra has frequently received reports from families who have encountered difficulties when trying to access continence supplies for their disabled child. As a result, Cerebra’s Legal Entitlement and Problem-solving Team (LEaP) are carrying out a survey in co-ordination with the University of Leeds’ School of Law under the supervision of Professor Luke Clements, Cerebra Professor

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England: Important Consultation for Disabled Children and Young People

The Government is carrying out a consultation on its vision of how to reform children’s social care in England. This vision is called ‘Stable Homes Built on Love’ and is the Government’s response to three separate independent reviews and, as such, both it and the consultation cover a wide range of topics. The Government recognises

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Wales: Implementation of the ALN Act Extended Until August 2025

On March 20 2023, Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language, issued a written statement announcing that the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) reform was to be extended for compulsory school-aged pupils. The Minister explained that: …over the last six months, ALNCos, local authorities, special schools, head teachers, third sector providers

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Welsh Government Publishes ALN Guidance for Parents and Carers

In September 2021, as part of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) reform the Welsh Government began the phased transfer from the SEN system to the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system. On 20 September 2022 two guides were published aimed at providing information to parents and carers about the new ALN system. A guide for parents

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