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Benefits and apprenticeships
I am claimg ESE and DLA and would like to start an Apprenticeship in Media to study Filmmaking. If this were to happen. Would these be effected and how?
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Transitioning from primary to high school, struggling to get the right support
My son is about to start secondary school. He has complex health and learning difficulties. The LA decided special school was best but we contested this at tribunal. The LA hadn't made its decision within the law. This has mean't a huge delay in his transition. The school have lots of potential. We have asked that we co…
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news ways of thinking about disability and labelling
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https://www.microlinkpc.com/news/labels-are-so-old-brain/&h=AT0jYvQS4W7KCMRVR9GLah2rihD9XtTDdKGKoWzj-HbeIJ22mFa--u1iKrYkIP9FXw-kiqkOl79xmpRFkAL77mOGTwS05vZen1os8Lgk1UVRWn8XsSQvhXLDK7Dvs2TwyFDaeH2tamz8lVpcS5aDXRY Please find a short video via this link as created by my colleagues at Microlink.…
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Useful information regarding autism and university
https://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/supporting-autistic-people-university My lovely colleagues at the National Autistic Society have released this article on navigating university if a person is on the autistic spectrum. Enjoy...
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Private conductive education in Coventry for CP
Hi I am a 30yr old adult with CP. I currently receive private conductive education. Unfortunately, though not for a while, she will be leaving. My hope from connecting here is to find someone else. I'm in Coventry. Thank you Alison Harris
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The Pete Wells Sensory Stories Podcast.
Hi all! My name is Pete Wells and I am a SEND teacher in the sunny North East of England. Over the years I have written a bunch of Sensory Stories that get used all over the world. S’nice! I have recently started a lighthearted podcast to celebrate the joys of sensory stories for ALL learners. Each episode will feature…
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new way of thinking about disability
https://www.microlinkpc.com/news/labels-are-so-old-brain/ Good day people. My lovely colleagues at Microlink have shared this quick video about labelling. Enjoy...
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Toilet breaks
Hi, I am a primary school teacher year 3. I don't let children go to the toilet during lesson time. Do you think I'm harsh?
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ESA and Maintenance loan for part time student
I am currently studying part time with Open uni and due to start next module in October. I also currently get income based ESA and PIP. i have heard that disabled part time students are now able to apply for maintenance loan as well as the tuition fee loan from SFE. Does anyone how the loan will affect a ESA claim, and…
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Autistic 17 yr old son not in education.
Hello i have a 17 yr old Autistic son who suffers with Anxiety and has severe asthma. after a lot of discussions with his previous school and a meeting i set up with the special needs teacher and child psychologist.. it was agreed my son needed to stay on at 6th form as he was not ready for college..after the school…
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Young Adults Literature and Disability
Hi I have a son with cerebral palsy who is now 33, and have worked with young children all my life. I am now doing an MA in Children's Literature and am looking at researching disability in young adults novels for my dissertation. While there seem to be quite a few authors in the USA who have written books with disabled…
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Help
Hello I'm looking for help/ advice. My son is 14 he has cp and hydrocephalus. He attends secondary School he is in year 10. He is fully statemented and a full time wheelchair user. He is just changing to the new care plan. We have fifou out that the school is in breach of contract due to them not providing his physio.…
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Applications for Churchill Fellowships open
https://www.wcmt.org.uk/apply/what-churchill-fellowship Hello everybody. I thought I would share this opportunity with the forum. If any of you have already taken part, I would love to hear about it and share with my team. Likewise, if any of you apply, please let me know. Good luck
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free assistive technology for students
Hello everybody. I thought I would share some free assistive technology with you: http://www.callscotland.org.uk/mystudybar/ Here is a link to MyStudyBar - a free suite of assistive technologies. The software is portable as you can save it onto a USB which means you are not tied to a desktop or laptop, you just plug it in.…
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Every day is s learning day
Pre-Ordered the new Edition 43 Disability Rights Handbook earlier this month It arrived on Friday so have been having a good read up it is quite an education to me . And it's keeping the old grey matter ticking over . :) Cheers Gizmo
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University
I started a degree course and got around half way through it. I had atough time but worked through itthen I got ill with cronic pain arthritis and eventually cancer. I kept the uni informed throughout and took time off. I should go back in September but still have fibromyalgia, sleep aponea, arthritis in all joints and…
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College and benefits
Hello, I have an 18 year old daughter with chronic fatigue syndrome. She is recognised as disabled and is in receipt of pip. Last September she started college full time but, following a huge crash at the end of October, she was put on a reduced timetable, she studies mostly from home with work being emailed to her from…
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Ongoing learning
I think it’s really important to try to make the best of and brain cells I’ve still got working to use them to learn something that interests me. For me with my health issues, I’ve had to bad creative in finding stuff that I can do online or in “safe” environments to keep me feeling in control of my anxiety and for me to…
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Moving to secondary school with an out of borough house move at the same time
Our son who has mild cerebral palsy with a SEN and is 8 years old is currently seemingly enjoying his primary school experience..This is after spending 3 years or so in a private school whom although enthusiastic about helping him and being inclusive turned out to be a total nightmare. His current school is a mainstream…
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Refused funding for specialist secondary school
My granddaughter is coming up to secondary school age. She is registered as blind and the school we are looking at is outside our borough and is a specialist school. Previously she has been in mainstream. Our local council have refused funding . who can I contact to help with appeals
