close up of two people sitting at a desk

Letter of support for parents of children with SEND from Vicky Ford MP

Covid-19

With school attendance becoming mandatory again as from today, Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, released on Friday a letter for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND and the families that support them. Firstly, she thanks parents and carers for their ‘tremendous efforts’ during the latest national lockdown and goes on to thank those schools and specialist support services that have continued to provide for pupils. 

The letter outlines the areas that will be of most interest to parents and carers of children with SEND as they move to returning to school, namely:

  • Attendance 
  • Public Health Advice
  • Testing
  • Face coverings
  • Vaccinations
  • Education recovery
  • Therapies
  • Mental health and Wellbeing

As part of the support for mental health and wellbeing the letter draws attention to a guide, produced in conjunction with Whole School SEND and the Association of Education Psychologists, to support pupils return to school after a critical incident. The letter exemplifies all of the above areas and is available to read below. 

VF_Open_letter_5_March.pdf
Visit our covid-19 information page

You may also be interested in

clip art image of screens displaying the word news

Foundation offers £5000 funding to support autistic students

The Sheila Coates Foundation has launched its rapid impact fund scheme offering mainstream secondary schools and colleges in England the chance of accessing £5,000 to support autistic students.

close up of hands typing on a keyboard

New app for parents of deaf children

The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched a new app for parents of deaf children to support their child with expert guidance anytime, anywhere.

stylised image of a pair of glasses sitting on top of a folded newspaper

Report highlights the negative impact of exclusions in primary school

Chance UK, a London-based charity supporting children with trauma, have published their commissioned study into the long-term impact of exclusions and suspensions in primary school.