Help the Department of Education understand how things are for you… Schools should be ‘encouraging’ vulnerable children to attend school but allowing you, as a family, to decide on whether this would be appropriate for you and your child. Is that what has happened for you or has your child’s school or education setting discouraged attendance? […]

Families whose children have a Short Breaks budget have asked if they can continue to use the funds to purchase toys and play equipment as they did in the first few months of the pandemic, when many Short Break services/activities were not available, or very limited, due to the need for all settings and community-based […]

It has been agreed from April 2021 that all children accessing Short Breaks will be able to use a maximum of £250 each year for toys and play equipment as long as this is recorded on their Short Break plan. This will be available to every child each year and is a new long-term offer […]