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Ground-breaking success
When a new GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL), was confirmed in December last year, the National Deaf Children’s Society was rightly delighted. The Department for Education published the finalised BSL GCSE subject content, marking the culmination of a decade of campaigning by the National Deaf Children’s Society and...
30 April 2024
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Respite stays provide lifeline
When families need to entrust their child’s complex care to someone else, so they can take a much-needed break from providing non-stop care, Acorns Children’s Hospice is there for them. Now a bubbly six-year-old, at just a few weeks old, Oliver was diagnosed with stage five chronic kidney disease,...
30 April 2024
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Plan to transform childhoods
A new campaign called ‘Children At The Table’, is giving young people the chance to make sure that the next Government works to improve the lives of babies, children and young people. Ahead of the next general election, the UK’s five leading children’s charities – including the National Children’s...
30 April 2024
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Celebrating differences
Through Ataxia UK’s network, families are able to connect with one another and benefit from the support of shared experiences. After a regular health check at two-years-old, Maisie was referred to a specialist and subsequently diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia atrophy aged three, turning her family’s world upside-down. With the...
30 April 2024
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