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Inclusion Now 66 | Summer 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Inclusion Now magazine, inclusive education news including: UNCRPD and Intersectionality, Visit to Monega Primary School, SEND Improvement Plan, Inclusive Solutions, and more.

Inclusion Now 65 | Spring 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Inclusion Now magazine, inclusive education news including: a tribute to Joe Whittaker, Visit to Pyrcroft Grange School, SEND Review, History of the movement, and more.

Inclusion Now 64 | Autumn 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Inclusion Now magazine, inclusive education news including: A revolving door of Tory incompetence and inequality; The ‘institutional lie’ about cuts; Poverty, class, race and disability; Inclusive practice in Wales; Maresa MacKeith on Friendship; Disability History Month

Press releases See all →

Austerity Kills: DPOs warn ahead of financial statement

14 November 2022: For immediate release

Press release: ALLFIE’s response to the Government’s National Disability Strategy

28 July 2021: For immediate release

Press Release: Alliance for Inclusive Education Launches 30th Anniversary Campaign

ALLFIE launches new online campaign to celebrate 30 years of campaigning for equal rights for ALL Disabled learners, over 30 days in November.

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How educational systems respond to diversity, inclusion and social justice.

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 Memory of George Floyd: Three Years On

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.

Further Evidence of Violent Abuse in Specialist Settings

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.

Briefing See all →

No move to address an education system that is failing Disabled children and Young people

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

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan: Headlines

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.

London Borough U-turn on Inclusive Education

December briefing: ALLFIE’s response to the London Borough of Newham’s plan to open a new segregated school, plus a call to action!

Parliamentary Briefings & Consultation Responses See all →

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).