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Early Years SEND Reform + Schools White Paper Parent Engagement Event

Dingley’s Promise is hosting a series of face-to-face engagement events for parents and carers of children with SEND under 8 years of age, between April 20th and May 14th. These sessions will explore the key proposals in the Schools White Paper, break down the

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Dingley’s Promise Early Years SEND Reform Engagement Events

The Early Years SEND charity, Dingley’s Promise, is inviting parents of children with SEND under 8 to share their Early Years experiences and help shape national policy. You can join them for one of the following online sessions exploring the government’s new SEND proposals

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Co-production for Better Inclusion in the Early Years

It is never too late to celebrate amazing co-production work! We recently received an article from Carrie Mooney (Manchester City Council's Lead for Early Years Access & Sufficiency) who, with some input from Ann Van Dyke MBE (consultant working with Dingley's Promise charity on

My Introduction to the Movement for Inclusive Practices in the Early Years

A few months ago, I joined Manchester Parent Carer Forum as a parent representative for what I thought is an innovative and very worthwhile movement for inclusive practices for ALL CHILDREN, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), in the Early Years.

How to Get Involved with the Early Years Inclusion Project

Transforming Early Education for Children with SEND By Building Inclusion We are happy to announce that Manchester is one of the 30 local areas that are participating in the Dingley's Promise Early Years Inclusion programme. With the support of Comic Relief funding, Dingley’s Promise

Early Years Inclusion Project – National Parent Board Induction Session

Transforming Early Education for Children with SEND By Building Inclusion With the support of Comic Relief funding, Dingley’s Promise are working with 30 local authorities (including Manchester) over 5 years to provide training support to Early Years staff to improve inclusive practice when working