A tribute to Micheline Mason

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Micheline Mason. She is known to many as the Founder of ALLFIE and an indomitable force in activism for inclusive education, not to mention the wider Disabled People’s Movement and beyond. Rest in love and power dearest Micheline

Letter to Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Disabled People

Following the 2024 General Election, ALLFIE’s Navin Kikabhai and Michelle Daley wrote to Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Disabled People, asking for clarity on Labour’s position on UNCRPD Article 24 and ALLFIE’s proposal to develop an education system embedded in justice and rights for every Disabled person.

Letter to Catherine McKinnell MP, SEND Minister

Following the 2024 General Election, ALLFIE’s Navin Kikabhai and Michelle Daley wrote to SEND Minister, Catherine McKinnell MP, asking for clarity on Labour’s position on UNCRPD Article 24 and ALLFIE’s proposal to develop an education system embedded in justice and rights for every Disabled person.

Letter to Bridget Phillipson MP, Minister for Education

Following the 2024 General Election, ALLFIE’s Navin Kikabhai and Michelle Daley wrote to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson MP, asking for clarity on Labour’s position on UNCRPD Article 24 and ALLFIE’s proposal to develop an education system embedded in justice and rights for every Disabled person.

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Editorial

By Richard Rieser, World of Inclusion

The Children and Families Act 2014 Ten Years On

Is Government Working Against the Presumption of Mainstream Education?
By Edmore Masendeke, ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Lead

Mount Stuart Primary School: “Inclusive education is an entitlement”

ALLFIE’s Yewande Akintelu-Ominiyi (Our Voice Project Youth Officer), and Michelle Daley (Director), interview Helen Borley, Headteacher at Mount Stuart Primary School.

The Exploitation of Young Disabled People Transitioning from Education to Work

ALLFIEs Our Voice, a collective of Young Disabled people, calls out deep rooted discrimination in apprenticeship and internship programmes, including a shocking disparity in pay between Young Disabled people and their non-disabled counterparts, and systemic barriers which cause unequal opportunities transitioning from education to work.

Masking abuse as restraints and behaviour management in Segregated Education Settings

By Iyiola Olafimihan, ALLFIE’s Campaigns and Justice Lead

ALLFIE Research: Experiences of Black/Global Majority Disabled Pupils & Families in Education

By ALLFIE’s Michelle Daley (Director) and Navin Kikabhai (Chairperson)

The future of professional development for SENCos: Will it equip them for strategic leadership?

By Hazel Richards; Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University, Stephanie Brewster; Senior Lecturer at University of Wolverhampton, Helen Knowler; Associate Professor, University College London, and Elizabeth Done; Senior Lecturer, University of Plymouth, explain their hopes and fears for the forthcoming mandatory National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for SENCos.