The SEN/ALN forms passed a new milestone when the ALN Code and regulations were approved by the Senedd on 23 March. Along with the ALN Act 2018, the code and regulations will create the statutory ALN system in Wales. From September 2021 the ALN system will come into force over a three-year phased implementation period. In …
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Growing up, Emily never felt as though any of the people she saw in the media represented her and knew what a difference it would have made to see representations of differently abled people that weren’t either Paralympians or Stephen Hawking! A year ago, she decided to start her own Youtube channel and her videos …
Growing up with CP – Becoming a Youtube Sensation! Read More »
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has produced a new guide to help family members and carers living with and supporting adults and children with learning disabilities, or an autistic adult or child, through the COVID-19 crisis. Its aim is to assist carers to carry on giving good, safe support to their family members during …
Cerebra’s postal library service is still open during the lockdown. While the kids are at home and you are home schooling again, why not take a look at our specialist books using music and activities aimed at children with additional needs. If you have any questions about our library service or want to know what …
Unfortunately many families struggle to access the education, social and health services for their children that they are legally entitled to. Here are some ways that may be helpful for parents in effectively achieving their goals. Support Having support can be one of the most effective ways of being effective, be it emotional support, advising …
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Seven year old Barney is doing something amazing this Christmas – a Christmas-a-thon! What’s a Christmas-a-thon you ask? During December, Barney will be completing 12 challenges in the 24 days before Christmas day. These challenges range from learning a song on his guitar to doing something helpful for a neighbour and even designing a menu …
The guidance for the full opening of special schools and other specialist settings was updated on 20 November. The update reflects that the temporary changes introduced by legislation earlier in the year have now ceased and covers the system of controls, residential settings, attendance, workforce, safeguarding, wraparound provision and extra-curricular activity, curriculum expectations, behaviour expectations …
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Amongst the many useful resources parents of disabled children can find on the Council for Disabled Children’s (CDC) website we would like to highlight three that you may find particularly useful at the moment. Firstly, they have developed a Coronavirus Support and Guidance webpage consisting of a list of helpful resources and information relating to …
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The Welsh Government issued the following update below on 25 November: The Senedd yesterday approved the ‘Draft: Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator (Wales) Regulations 2020’ (“ALNCo Regulations 2020”) which will come into force on 4 January 2021. This marks another significant step towards the implementation of the ALN system; and our goal of transforming the expectations, experiences …
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If you’re the parent or guardian of a child that is expected to lack capacity as an adult, it can be very difficult to navigate the complex minefield of options that exist for managing their financial affairs and decision making. There seem to be endless confusing options to consider, but what is the right choice …
Mental Capacity – Trustee, Attorney, Appointee or Deputy? Read More »