Articles about our Fair4All Education project
The Fair4All Education project tackles the most important educational issues facing disabled children and young people, and their parents/carers, in Bucks.
The core of the Fair4All Education project is a ‘working community’ of professionals, parents, carers and disabled young people who are passionate about making a real difference. Working under the BuDS umbrella, the Fair4All Education team works together to define an agenda for action and plan how change will be made to happen.
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For schools, answering prospective parent requests for SEND-related information can be very time-consuming. Every SENDCO knows the flood of e-mails and phone calls which arrive seeking information and clarification, particularly around popular visiting times.
BuDS’s Fair4All Education project wants to save schools’ time and help them focus on their core work of education. So, we are compiling an online database of the most important information that parents and carers of SEND children need to know. Every school in Bucks will be e-mailed to ask them to provide essential information about their SEND provision for this database. Over time, we will build up a new comprehensive database for SEND parents and carers to use, updated every term.
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Every parent or carer knows it’s critical to choose the right school for their SEND child. But finding the information you need can be difficult and time-consuming, as you often have to trawl through school websites, go on visits, and talk to other parents. Two initiatives from BuDS’ Fair4All Education project will make it easier for you to choose the right school.
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BuDS is currently contacting all the schools in Bucks to ask them to provide essential information about their SEND provision. Over time, we will build up a new comprehensive database for parents and carers to use, updated every term. The database will be available on this page soon.
This is a project run by volunteers and we can do more if we have more help. If you’d like to join the Fair4All Education team and help us support SEND parents and carers, please email volunteering@buds.org.uk or leave us a voicemail on 01495 211179. We welcome parents, carers, professionals and of course disabled young people (18+) themselves.
Kimberly is a parent to three children who have SEN, mental and physical health needs.
She talks about her experiences and why she joined the Fair4All Education team.
Do you have a child who has special educational needs or an EHCP? The BuDS Fair4All Education team have put together a list of questions which parents and carers may find useful when visiting schools to decide which one is best for your child.
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Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
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I’ve done first year twice, doing two different courses at two different universities so I’ve got a lot of experience of what did and didn’t work for me when I went to university as an autistic student. Here are my five top tips for things you can do now to start preparing to transition to university.
Read MoreThis page brings together links to information about education, health and care plans (EHCPs) and information produced by the Fair4All Education team. It will be constantly updated and expanded.
Read MoreThe Fair4All Education project has been very busy over the last few months, looking into services for SEND children and young people in Bucks with the aim of campaigning for better SEND services.
Read MoreFACT Bucks is a charity set up and funded by Buckinghamshire Council to collect the views of parents and carers of SEND children and young people. Because FACT Bucks has such an important role in SEND education in Bucks, BuDS’ Fair4All Education project has conducted a poll asking parents and carers how well represented they feel by them. The results of this poll are summarised below – read on for more.
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