Our Work | Council For Disabled Children

We work collaboratively, from policy into practice, to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people

Themes

We work across a range of subject areas. Browse through the themes and see what projects we’re working on.

Education & LearningEducation is a fundamental human right. Success in education may look very different for different children, but we be…

Education & Learning

Health & WellbeingAll children have a right to high quality healthcare which meets their needs and supports them to live their lives to…

Health & Wellbeing

Into AdulthoodWe believe that preparing disabled children and young people for adult life needs to start as early as possible in ord…

Into Adulthood

ParticipationParticipation is the important process where individuals or groups can influence decision-making.

Participation

Social CareChildren’s Social Care is about changing lives. It is about a wide workforce providing support and intervention at t…

Whole ChildDisabled children are children first. They are people with their own lives to lead and ambitions to achieve. Taking a…

Whole Child

Areas of work

Find out more about our work in these areas.

Policy

PolicyWe bring about change by challenging and influencing policy development.→

Practice

PracticeWe help translate policy into practice, sharing the learning as we go.→

Workforce Development

Workforce DevelopmentWe support practitioners by equipping them with the skills they need.→

Implementing the SEND reforms

Implementing the SEND reformsWe help the sector through legislative change.→

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Popular Resources

FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session Plan

Fact Sheet07 Mar 2019FLARE Social Media Week: Rights Session PlanThe Council for Disabled Children ran a social media week on 8th April 2019. They wanted to encourage young people to…→Help & Resources

CDC Winter Digest 2019

Report05 Feb 2019CDC Winter Digest 2019Welcome to your CDC winter Digest. A snapshot of this quarter's digest: CDC's conference on getting relatio…→Help & Resources

Factsheet #7: Monitoring and Evaluation

Fact Sheet10 Dec 2018Factsheet #7: Monitoring and EvaluationThere are many instances of good quality children and young people (CYP)’s participation, however, it is often diffi…→Help & Resources

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Forthcoming Events

Funding for SEND and those who need AP: DfE consultation event

06SepSEND Reforms6 Sep 2019 10:00 — 16:00Funding for SEND and those who need AP: DfE consultation eventThe Department for Education and the Council for Disabled Children invite you to an event to gather additional feedbac…→Our Services

2020 International Respite (Short Break) Conference

16JunSocial Care16 Jun 2020 10:30 — 19 Jun 10:302020 International Respite (Short Break) Conference The conference The International Short Break Association (ISBA) is hosting the 2020 International Respite (Short Br…→Our Services

MembersWe know that we are stronger and have a bigger voice if we’re together.Learn more →

News & OpinionAll the latest news from across the SEND sector alongside expert comment and stories from the ground.Learn more →

News

NCB needs your feedback on SEND Information, Advice and Support Services

News10 Jul 2019NCB needs your feedback on SEND Information, Advice and Support ServicesThe National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been commissioned by the Department for Education to conduct a customer sat…→News & Opinion

Transition in the NHS Long Term Plan

Comment11 Jan 2019Transition in the NHS Long Term PlanOur lead for transition, Catherine Goodall describes here her initial thoughts on the NHS Long Term Plan. The trans…→Transition Information Network

The Right Support for Every Child – Announcement from the Education Secretary

News17 Dec 2018The Right Support for Every Child – Announcement from the Education SecretaryThe Education Secretary, Damian Hinds has announced new measures to support children with complex needs and disabiliti…→News & Opinion

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