Parliamentary Briefings & Consultation Responses

What does Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean for Inclusive Education?

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. 

ALLFIE’s response to NAO inquiry into “Support for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs”

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 […]

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.

Letter to Gillian Keegan MP, Minister for Education

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.

SEND Review Consultation Submission: Right support, right place, right time

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

Letter to Robin Walker MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee

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).

Letter to Claire Coutinho MP, Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing

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).

Letter to Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education 

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 responds to London Borough of Newham’s segregated school proposal

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

16/12/2022

Submission to SEND All Party Parliamentary Group on Covid-19 Inquiry

ALLFIE has responded to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on educational transitions for children and young people with SEND.