#Craft #Market in #Northwood this Sat 7th Oct 10am-2pm. Beautiful homemade crafts - great gift ideas! Plant stall. Tea, coffee & cake in the coffee shop. More info at bit.ly/1h0B3Q8 and on Facebook and Instagram.

This October half-term, children can enjoy three days exploring the enchanting fairytale of Beauty & the Beast. We have limited spaces so make sure to book in advance!

There’s a worryingly persistent narrative in government & LAs that the SEND crisis is the result of parents/carers being too demanding. Our new blog post is a reminder that parents/carers are doing nothing more than expecting LAs to follow the law. 🔗ipsea.org.uk/blog/when-chil…

Our holiday courses are filled with fun and learning - not just drama, dance and singing but lots of fun games and even arts and crafts! This week, bookings opened for our Easter courses - visit our website to see if there's a course near you! Link in bio!

📚 This March we are hosting the Palace's first Literary Festival! With an amazing line-up of authors plus events for all ages, there is something for the bookworm in all of us... 📖🐛 Explore the whole line-up 🔎 bit.ly/BookFestAP

🚿 Hygiene Poverty Donation Station - A great initiative introduced by atria Watford 🧴 Drop off your donations on the upper mall of their shopping centre 🔗 atriawatford.com/news/hygiene-p…

A firm fixture in the school calendar, World Book Day takes place on 7 March this year. Check out some of our costume ideas in the latest issue! 👉issuu.com/familiesonline…

To mark the publication of the 2nd edition of How Learning Happens we are giving away a 5 copies of the book. Simply retweet this to be included in the draw.

Climb like a Gladiator this Easter at Rock Up in Watford!  Unleash your inner warrior & Reach New Heights as a family during the holidays.  Make memories together by summiting our climbing walls, exploring in our soft play & refuelling with delicious refreshments.

Do you have 5 minutes this #BankHolidayMonday to nominate a #SEND #Hero? May is the month for nominations for #SLAD2024 Anyone can nominate anyone! This is about appreciation and gratitude. Who do you know that does something amazing for SEND? bit.ly/SLAD2024

This echoes so much of what I'm working with every day. Every election candidate needs to be questioned about what their party will do about the growing disaster in SEND education. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Essential reading for all EPs and TEPs #TwitterEPs #TwitterTEPs and all literacy teachers - and it is freely available 👇🏻

Autistic children are being let down by the education system. It’s a disgrace. Huge shortfalls in SEND budgets across England are piling even more pressure on parents to fight just so their child isn’t failed. 1/4 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The next Government must end delays in EHC Plans, fund support and make sure all autistic children have a school place that works. 4/4 💬 Help us #ChangeTheConversation about autism: bit.ly/3TCb9cg

The system for supporting children and young people with SEND is not working. There is a real opportunity to change this situation, but it needs decisive action from the next government. Read our manifesto outlining four key areas of focus: ipsea.org.uk/general-electi…

Family fun at Harrow Art Centre this summer! harrowarts.com to see what's on!

Are you a parent of a child with SEND who is looking for advice? answers? assessments? Contact Specialist Assessor and Qualified teacher Darshani Nardani to discuss how she could help you and your child to make the most of their future learning experiences.

Excellent news English schools to phase out ‘cruel’ behaviour rules as Labour plans major education changes theguardian.com/education/arti…

Special September Offer! Children who are new to Perform can try a free class PLUS there's a £50 discount when you book by 30th September - use code AUT300924

We are now taking bookings for the autumn term and every child is welcome to try a free class, visit perform.org.uk/try