The Riley family from Hull are just like millions of families across the UK – there’s, Dad James, Mum Lucy ten-year-old Thomas and a new baby to keep them all on their toes. However, the family do face some extra challenges, as two years ago Thomas was diagnosed with...
20 November 2019
When Dad Earldon takes sons Theo and LeBron to Acorns in Walsall, he says they feel at ease straight away. “They feel welcome and they feel safe and those are the main things you want for your children.” His sons both have a chromosome disorder which means their lives...
20 November 2019
With the stark reality that deaf people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as hearing people, the National Deaf Children’s Society is launching a new campaign next year to expand deaf children’s aspirations and increase their career options. The careers campaign is being created with the...
20 November 2019
The annual awareness campaign ‘Anti-Bullying Week’ (11 to 15 November 2019), this year aims to emphasise the part we all have to play in reducing bullying both on and offline. The campaign is run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, part of the National Children’s Bureau, and in 2018 it reached...
20 November 2019
Ataxia UK’s 16-30 Project is ensuring that children and young people with ataxia have an opportunity to continue to receive support into adulthood. One of the difficulties for any child with a long-term medical condition is the transition stage to adulthood. This is often a time when the services...
09 May 2019
The latest report by the Consortium for Research into Deaf Education (CRIDE) which the National Deaf Children’s Society is part of, reveals schools and councils are closing 10 specialist teaching units for deaf children every year. Specialist teachers working in units are also being reduced, with 9% cut in two...
09 May 2019
For parents, Claire and Simon, attending Acorns Children’s Hospice with their five-year-old son George, who has Batten Disease, means they feel less isolated, supported and safe. “It’s our release button, it’s our escape, it’s our sanctuary.” Up until the age of three, George hit all the major milestones, like every...
09 May 2019
A group of twelve 13-25 year-olds with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) from around the UK are making sure their voices are heard through a participation project headed up by the Council for Disabled Children, which is part of the National Children’s Bureau. The Group have named themselves...
09 May 2019
