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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.

Navin Kikabhai is collecting information for a research article to understand the challenges of public/academic engagement, and examine understanding and perspectives about the topic of conversation. Watch the video presentation ‘How educational systems respond to diversity, inclusion and social justice’, and answer a short questionnaire.

In this blog to mark George Floyd’s Anniversary on 25th May, ALLFIE’s Disabled Black Lives Matter (DBLM) group highlights its ongoing dedication to challenging racial and intersectional inequality of Black Disabled people, and promoting social justice for ALL Disabled people within the education system.

Blog by Amelia McLoughlan, Policy & Research Officer and Michelle Daley, Director.

ALLFIE is appalled, and yet unsurprised to see yet another investigation into the injustice of a ‘specialist’ setting, that found systematic and sustained abuse and denial of rights to Young Disabled people.

Today, the Department for Education published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan: Right Support, Right Place, Right Time. ALLFIE will publish a detailed response shorty, but in the meantime have pulled out 3 key areas which concern us greatly.