About us We want disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs to have full and happy childhoods, to fulfil their potential, and be active within the community. More
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What we do We work collaboratively, from policy into practice, to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people. More
SEND & inclusion — 20 Sep 2024 Disabled Children at the Table We are calling for the government to put disabled children and young people at the heart of government policy making, ba More
SEND & inclusion — 31 Aug 2023 The Council for Disabled Children appoints new director Amanda Allard Amanda Allard is the new Director of the Council for Disabled Children, and Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes at the National Children’s Bureau. More
SEND & inclusion — 23 Aug 2023 New contract announced to support the implementation of the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan More
SEND & inclusion — 20 Apr 2023 Phase two report published on abuse in residential special schools in Doncaster More
Participation — 21 Feb 2023 More than 100 children and young people attend 5th Annual Youth Voice Matters Conference More
SEND & inclusion — 24 Nov 2022 Philippa Stobbs, Assistant Director at CDC gives valedictory speech to parliament More
SEND & inclusion — 4 Dec 2024 NCB and CDC response to introduction of new specialist places in mainstream schools Amanda Allard, NCB Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) More
SEND & inclusion — 9 Oct 2024 Rethinking health services for disabled children and those with special educational needs Amanda Allard, NCB's Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children, sh More
