Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Book Review: ‘Hydrocephalus: What I Wish I’d Known’ by Harry’s HAT

When you get a diagnosis, you can feel like you’re the only family going through it. How great to find other families who know what it’s like. For families of children diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, this book does just that! Many families have shared their stories about their own child with Hydrocephalus and they are all

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Family

Wales: Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services

The Welsh Government has issued a Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services (CoP) and accompanying supporting guidance (the Guidance). The CoP will be implemented from September 2021 and importantly applies to all age groups. It is aimed at: autistic people, including those with other co-existing conditions providers of social care and health

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Transition to Employment Toolkit for Autistic Young People

Ambitious about Autism have launched a new toolkit to support autistic young people moving into the workplace. The organisation explains that: When they leave school, too few autistic young people carry on into further education, employment or training. The Transition to Employment toolkit aims to tackle that problem. It has been developed to support those

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Classroom

Wales: Changes to the Transfer Timetable for Moving from the Special Educational System to the New Additional Learning Needs System

On 14 July 2021, Jeremy Miles, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language issued a written statement explaining that the planned timetable for transfer from the current special educational needs (SEN) system to the new additional learning needs (ALN) system will be modified so that the relevant educational settings can have more time to plan

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England Publishes a New National Strategy for Autistic Children, Young People and Adults

On 21 July 2021 the government published a new national strategy for improving the lives of autistic people and their families and carers in England, and implementation plan. It runs from 2021-26 and tackles 6 main themes: improving understanding and acceptance of autism within society; improving autistic children and young people’s access to education, and

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Extended Powers SEND Tribunal National Trial to Continue

On 20 July 2021, the Department for Education confirmed the extended powers given to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunal to hear appeals and make non-binding recommendations about health and social care aspects of education, health and care (EHC) plans, provided those appeals also included education elements, will continue. These extended powers are

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