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Here you can find our comment and opinion pieces on the latest issues affecting children with SEND.

When does it get too much?Comment08 May 2018When does it get too much?ChloeA guest blog from Chloe, who is undertaking work experience with NCB this week.→News & Opinion
'All ages, all abilities, all ready and willing to be heard.'Comment15 Mar 2018'All ages, all abilities, all ready and willing to be heard.'This week's guest blogger is Carys from FLARE, who gives her thoughts on co-facilitating the Making Participation Work…→News & Opinion
'It was a great turnout with over 60 children and young people'Comment07 Mar 2018'It was a great turnout with over 60 children and young people'This week's guest blogger is Amba from the FLARE children and young people's group. She talks here about her experienc…→News & Opinion
"My school gives me exactly what I need."Comment22 Feb 2018"My school gives me exactly what I need."This week we have FLARE's first guest Vlogger, Zach. He is looking at the benefits that going to a special school can…→News & Opinion
Postcards from Europe: LisbonComment18 Jan 2018Postcards from Europe: LisbonPhilippa Stobbs, Assistant Director, Education, Council for Disabled ChildrenAssistant Director for Education, Philippa Stobbs, discusses her recent visit to Lisbon to talk Inclusive Education wi…→News & Opinion
The Art in DisabilityComment15 Dec 2017The Art in DisabilityJack Welch, Young NCB member and winner of Children and Young People’s Champion For Disability History Month, Jack Welch blogs on the role culture plays in the battle for equality.→News & Opinion
Transition - Getting it RightComment07 Dec 2017Transition - Getting it RightThis week's guest blog comes from Amba, one of the FLARE members.→News & Opinion
A Long Road Ahead – Thoughts on ‘Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability’Comment05 Dec 2017A Long Road Ahead – Thoughts on ‘Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability’Jack Welch, Young NCB member and winner of Children and Young People’s Champion Young NCB's Jack Welch on the government's new employment strategy for disabled people.→News & Opinion
"My autism is part of me, but it does not define me"Comment23 Nov 2017"My autism is part of me, but it does not define me"This week's guest blogger is Alisha Adams from our FLARE group. “The naughty child”. “Attention seeker”. …→News & Opinion

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