Parliamentary Briefings & Consultation Responses

The government’s decision to delay the publication of the SEND Reform White Paper is another clear indication that Disabled people remain a low priority.

On Wednesday, 30 October 2024, Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget as chancellor. The budget did not provide for any specific funding to help local authorities or schools improve Disabled people’s participation in mainstream settings, despite improving inclusivity in mainstream settings being one of the Labour party’s main goals for the education sector. 

The recent National Audit Office (NAO) inquiry into the planning, support, provisions and spending framework for children and young people labelled with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in England shone a spotlight into DfE and the urgent need for systemic change for Disabled children and young people. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE), a […]

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.

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.

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.

ALLFIE’s Youth Parliamentary Officer, Maresa MacKeith, writes to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan MP, expressing concern that the Government’s national drive to improve school attendance will drive Disabled children away from their local mainstream schools and further encourage discrimination and segregation.

ALLFIE’s response to the Government’s SEND Review Green Paper

ALLFIE’s letter to the the Education Committee Chair regarding the importance of inclusive education and our concerns with the current education system, including the absence of a fully implemented Article 24 (on inclusive education) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

ALLFIE’s letter to the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing regarding the importance of inclusive education and our concerns with the current education system, including the absence of a fully implemented Article 24 (on inclusive education) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

ALLFIE’s letter to the Education Minister regarding the importance of inclusive education and our concerns with the current education system, including the absence of a fully implemented Article 24 (on inclusive education) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

ALLFIE has responded to the London Borough of Newham’s plan to build a new segregated school, with the following letter.

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