Mary Schumm writes: I'm Mary Schumm, Certitude's Director of Learning Disab
Read more: Shocking statistics in Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDer) (UK)
please share your experiences on this subject
Peter Limbrick writes: In February of this year, I asked my member of parliament to pass a question about the proposed new 37 planned special schools to the UK Department of Education. It was about plans for children with SEND who for some reason cannot
Read more: New special schools and alternative provision (AP) in England. What do you know?
the key to reforming public services is to encourage users to design...services in equal partnership with professionals
From their website:
Co-production is an asset-based approach to public services that enables people providing and people receiving services to share power and responsibility, and
Read more: Co-production Network for Wales. Rhwydwaith Cydgynhyrchu Cymru. How to join
Half of the world’s 2 billion children have experienced one or more types of serious trauma
Childhood Education International and the Bay Area Early Childhood Funders have developed a brief that addresses how play can be a powerful tool for helping children cope with and heal from trauma.
“The Power
...this is not about food or bed bugs. It is about human beings being warehoused for profit by one company and the systematic abuse of their most basic human rights which leaves people functionally destitute...
Robina Qureshi of Positive Action in H
“We reaffirm our commitment to combating racism, and stand in solidarity with those who are protesting”
From Fatherhood Institute:
'On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.
Read more: Black Dads Matter: a Fatherhood Institute statement and discussion + video
“Our passion is grounded in a sense of injustice: it’s not right that anyone should face poverty and hunger”
From their website:
We support a nationwide network of food banks and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for f
Learn about the importance of language and narratives in how we understand our world and improve our being, our whānau and our communities.
From the website of Commnity Research (New Zealand): Watch our hugely popular webinar to hear Dr Diana and Mark Kopua give us an insight into their work de
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