Access All Areas of SEND - The podcast

Join me with John and Steve where we talk about being a dad but also being a parent carer to a child with additional needs.

If you are feeling isolated and want some support from other parent carers you can find support from:

www.nnpcf.org.uk

www.contact.org.uk

Men walking and talking groups could help with the loneliness:

https://www.menwalkingandtalking.co.uk

If you feel lonely and isolated and you feel you have nowhere to go, click...

In this episode I am joined by Sanchita Hosali, Chief Exec of the British Institute of Human Rights. (BIHR)

Sanchita Hosali is the Chief Executive of the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), bringing nearly three decades of legal expertise and experience working both internationally and across the UK to advance human rights in everyday life. She has led a wide range of programmes on human rights education, law and policy development, and practical rights-based approaches, working with grassroots groups, civil society organisations, communities, public bodies, parliamentarians, and governments. At BIHR, Sanchita champions the Human Rights Act...

In this episode I am joined by Sanchita Hosali, Chief Exec of the British Institute of Human Rights. (BIHR)

Sanchita Hosali is the Chief Executive of the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), bringing nearly three decades of legal expertise and experience working both internationally and across the UK to advance human rights in everyday life. She has led a wide range of programmes on human rights education, law and policy development, and practical rights-based approaches, working with grassroots groups, civil society organisations, communities, public bodies, parliamentarians, and governments. At BIHR, Sanchita champions the Human Rights Act...

Join me in a conversation with Shonogh Pilgrim.

Shonogh has over 25 years of experience in the education sector. She started her career as a teaching assistant, going on to teach Psychology and Science in the counties around her home city of Bristol. Shonogh secured her first leadership position after 4 years of teaching, latterly having the privilege of being the Principal of a single academy trust in rural Somerset. Shonogh has worked relentlessly over her career to ensure that every student, regardless of ability or background is given the opportunity to be become the best version of themselves...

Brenda McHugh (MBE) is a qualified and experienced teacher as well as a Consultant Family Systemic Psychotherapist. Having taught in mainstream and special schools, Brenda then worked for over thirty years in National Health Service Child and Adolescent Mental Health services. There, Brenda devised and ran the first multi-family therapeutic classroom. This was designed to help children and young people presenting with complex emotional, behavioural, learning, and mental health difficulties and support their families.

Together with Neil Dawson they Co-Founded of the Pears Family School London, an Alternative Provision school for children aged 5-14 with complex needs...

Brenda McHugh (MBE) is a qualified and experienced teacher as well as a Consultant Family Systemic Psychotherapist. Having taught in mainstream and special schools, Brenda then worked for over thirty years in National Health Service Child and Adolescent Mental Health services. There, Brenda devised and ran the first multi-family therapeutic classroom. This was designed to help children and young people presenting with complex emotional, behavioural, learning, and mental health difficulties and support their families. Together with Neil Dawson they Co-Founded of the Pears Family School London, an Alternative Provision school for children aged 5-14 with complex needs, at risk...

Join me in a conversation with Philippa Stobbs OBE.

Philippa’s professional background is in teaching and school inspection work. Working with the Council for Disabled Children, in 1992 she founded the Special Educational Consortium to champion entitlement for children with SEN in the Education Act 1993. Since then, she has led a growing policy consensus that has championed disabled children and young people and those with SEN in parliament and with national government. She has designed and created highly successful partnership projects developing inclusion with local authorities, parent carer groups, the voluntary sector, schools and early years settings. Sh...

Full episode out 4th March 05:15.

Join us for a conversation with Philippa Stobbs OBE. Philippa’s professional background is in teaching and school inspection work. Working with the Council for Disabled Children, in 1992 she founded the Special Educational Consortium to champion entitlement for children with SEN in the Education Act 1993. Since then, she has led a growing policy consensus that has championed disabled children and young people and those with SEN in parliament and with national government. She has designed and created highly successful partnership projects developing inclusion with local authorities, parent carer groups, the vo...

Join us for a conversation with Philippa Stobbs OBE.

Philippa’s professional background is in teaching and school inspection work. Working with the Council for Disabled Children, in 1992 she founded the Special Educational Consortium to champion entitlement for children with SEN in the Education Act 1993. Since then, she has led a growing policy consensus that has championed disabled children and young people and those with SEN in parliament and with national government. She has designed and created highly successful partnership projects developing inclusion with local authorities, parent carer groups, the voluntary sector, schools and early years settings. Sh...

Join us for a conversation with Philippa Stobbs OBE.

Philippa’s professional background is in teaching and school inspection work. Working with the Council for Disabled Children, in 1992 she founded the Special Educational Consortium to champion entitlement for children with SEN in the Education Act 1993. Since then, she has led a growing policy consensus that has championed disabled children and young people and those with SEN in parliament and with national government. She has designed and created highly successful partnership projects developing inclusion with local authorities, parent carer groups, the voluntary sector, schools and early years settings. Sh...

Join us for a conversation with Philippa Stobbs OBE.

Philippa’s professional background is in teaching and school inspection work. Working with the Council for Disabled Children, in 1992 she founded the Special Educational Consortium to champion entitlement for children with SEN in the Education Act 1993. Since then, she has led a growing policy consensus that has championed disabled children and young people and those with SEN in parliament and with national government. She has designed and created highly successful partnership projects developing inclusion with local authorities, parent carer groups, the voluntary sector, schools and early years settings. Sh...

We are joined by Tina Coope - Education Lead for Pans and Pandas UK, the organisation behind sharing information around these conditions.

PANS PANDAS UK, the only UK charity supporting children, young people and their families affected by these conditions, provides trusted health information, school focused guidance including CPD accredited teacher training and an individual healthcare plan template to support education settings recognise symptoms and plan appropriate support.

Practitioners can also access both dedicated education materials and health information, including a

We are joined by Tina Coope - Education Lead for Pans and Pandas UK, the organisation behind sharing information around these conditions.

PANS PANDAS UK, the only UK charity supporting children, young people and their families affected by these conditions, provides trusted health information, school focused guidance including CPD accredited teacher training and an individual healthcare plan template to support education settings recognise symptoms and plan appropriate support.

Practitioners can also access both dedicated education materials and health information, including a

In this episode we talk with Sara Lewis, Founder of Inclusion at Heart - a Bristol based personalised tutoring and SEND support service.

Sara has an in-depth career supporting children and young people for numerous years in mainstream primary schools and a qualified SENCo, who has over 13 years experience working in SEND, covering Early Years through to Key Stage 4., with expertise stretching to alternative provision. She has also spent 3 years working in Dubai in an international British school.

Passionate about inclusion, she has personal experience of what inclusive and accessible education should be.

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In this episode we talk with Sara Lewis, Founder of Inclusion at Heart - a Bristol based personalised tutoring and SEND support service.

Sara has an in-depth career supporting children and young people for numerous years in mainstream primary schools and a qualified SENCo, who has over 13 years experience working in SEND, covering Early Years through to Key Stage 4., with expertise stretching to alternative provision. She has also spent 3 years working in Dubai in an international British school.

Passionate about inclusion, she has personal experience of what inclusive and accessible education should be.

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So what is a parent carer? - Extended full length version.

What does that even mean?

We look at first hand experiences of 4 parent carer guests who talk about relationships, friendships, what life is like once you find out your child has additional needs and the art of letting go of the expectations that you had when your child was born or as they grow up.

A perfect episode for those who have just discovered that their child has additional needs, or for someone who has met a parent that has...

Listen to the preview of S1 Ep1 of Access all Areas of SEND - The Podcast. - What is a Parent Carer?