Unlocking opportunities: Breaking down barriers for disabled pupils – free online training - UK

From The Equality and Human Rights Commission: We've launched a free, online training course to help schools put reasonable adjustments in place and enable disabled children to fulfil their potential.

This free e-learning course is for anyone who works in schools, from teaching assistants and teachers to senior leaders and governors, as well as companies who provide sport and extra-curricular activities

It explains, through videos, case studies and practical examples, how staff can provide reasonable adjustments to remove the barriers to learning for disabled pupils and ensure their legal rights are respected.

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WHO: Emergency Committee Recommendations on Zika virus

Since the Emergency Committee on Zika virus first met on 1 February, substantial new research has strengthened the association between Zika infection and the occurrence of fetal malformations and neurological disorders.

Evidence also suggests that sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously assumed.

Read all of the Emergency Committee's recommendations: http://who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/2nd-emergency-committee-zika/en/

New Video - Ready4Routines: Building the Skills for Mindful Parenting

From the Center on the Developing Child: Lack of daily routines can make it hard for children to develop executive function skills.

These skills—learning how to filter distractions, prioritize tasks, set and achieve goals, and control impulses—are crucial for getting along with others and doing well in school.

Later in life, executive function skills are essential for adults in their roles as parent, employee, friend, and citizen.

By practicing mindfulness and focusing on daily events such as bedtime and mealtime, the Ready4Routines project strengthens executive function skills in parents and children and supports families as they work to build predictable routines.

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Charities ‘crucial’ to widespread implementation of care and support planning – report from the UK

The knowledge, skills, experience and resources of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations are crucial to the widespread implementation of care and support planning suggests a new discussion paper from National Voices’ Wellbeing Our Way programme.

The report, What is the role of VCSE organisations in care and support planning? argues that charities have a vital role in supporting people to develop care and support plans - and in working with people with long-term conditions and their clinical teams to put the plans into practice.

The Care Act 2014 introduced a legal responsibility on all local authorities to provide care and support plans and NHS England has stated that care and support planning should be the ‘default mode’. However, latest data shows that only 6% of patients with a long-term condition reported that they have a written care plan.

The publication considers how charities can add real value to the care and support planning process and includes current examples from across the country.

Download What is the role of VCSE organisations in care and support planning? From the National Voices website