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By: Navin Kikabhai, Iyiola Olafimihan and Michelle Daley

ALLFIE is responding to news reports which suggest that the government are considering reforms to the SEND system including scrapping EHCP entirely.

Capacity Building Lead, Lani Parker, reports back on bridging the generational divide in the Inclusive Education movement, and empowering influential youth leaders.

ALLFIE recently brought together our Young people’s group to connect with each other in person, socialise and work on activism. Yewande Akintelu-Omoniyi, Youth Project Co-Lead, reports back in this photo blog with photography by Qais Khan.

ALLFIE features in Channel 4’s Equal Play documentary, promoting inclusive education ahead of the 2024 Paralympic games, acknowledging that sport is not a given for all Disabled pupils and students.

In July 2024, the Welsh Assembly’s Children, Young People and Education Committee published a report on Disabled children and young people’s education. Our Campaigns and Justice Lead, Iyiola Olafimihan, reflects on some of the findings in relation to our inclusive education campaign.

During the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024, the King set out the government’s priorities for the coming months. ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Officer, Edmore Masendeke, explains what the King’s Speech means for Disabled children and Young people in education.

ALLFIE sets out key findings from the four main political party manifestos, alongside our six manifesto demands for inclusive education.

On Thursday 25th April ALLFIE will release the research report ‘The Lived Experiences of Black/Global Majority Disabled Pupils and their Families in Mainstream Education’. We invite you to join our online launch, where we’ll share the report and other media including video and illustrations.

As we commemorate the recent International Woman’s Day Yewande Akintelu-Omoniyi and Maresa MacKeith reflect on education and employment for Disabled women, based their own lived experience and work at ALLFIE.

As we mark the recent United Nations Day of Social Justice, ALLFIE’s Capacity Development Officer, Lani Parker, reflects on last year’s impactful event and looks forward to the year ahead.

As we observe the United Nations Education Day ALLFIE’s Justice and Campaigns Officer, Iyiola Olafimihan, reflects on the past year and gives a heads up of what’s coming in 2024.

A Response to the King’s Speech 2023. By Edmore Masendeke, ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Officer.