Great to see Theresa & Lorraine from Gallagher Insurance, along with Theresa’s son Aaron who attended the Children’s Centre last year. Theresa, Lorraine and colleagues raised £3532 for Mencap NI, and presented a cheque to Area Fundraising Manager Tom Mallon in our centre.

NI is experiencing a crisis for children with special educational needs, which is accentuated with an insufficient budget and no Executive to fix it. Families are really suffering. I will continue to raise these issues in Westminster.

Thank you to Connor Lynch and Belfast Live for highlighting our campaign. We will do what it takes for Education Authority and Education NI to fulfil their statutory duty to provide EVERY child in NI with an educational setting that meets their needs. belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-n…

Thank you to Northern Ireland Affairs Committee for providing a platform for us to highlight the hurdles faced by parents of children with SEN in accessing suitable education places. We will continue to tirelessly campaign for our children and publicly hold Education Authority to account for their failures.

Proud to highlight that our QUB - Chemistry & Chemical Engineering staff are not only advancing science. Lecturer and #AthenaSwan Champion Dr Paul Kavanagh attended Westminster to advocate for the rights of children with special educational needs bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe… #Equality Queen’s Gender Initiative Queen's Staff QUB EPS

Earlier this month, SEN Reform NI briefed MPs at Westminster on the pay gap for teachers and classroom assistants in NI. Our educators work tirelessly and deserve fair compensation. NASUWT Ulster Teachers’ Union INTO (Irish National Teachers' Organisation). See below for link: youtu.be/-RKjTOIHpl0?si…

Next, we are excited to hear from Dr Paul Kavanagh from Queen’s University Belfast talking about the “All-Ireland Athena Swan Workshop for the Promotion of Gender Equality in the Chemical Sciences” Queen's University Belfast 🎓 IUPAC #GWB #GWB2024

Positive meeting with Paul Kavanagh of SEN Reform NI Addressing the SEN crisis is an absolute priority for my office and I. We are committed to representing the views of children and parents. I am calling on urgent action from Paul Givan Education NI Education Authority Department of Health

Today we met with Education Minister Paul Givan to discuss current SEN crisis in NI. The Minister was receptive to parental concerns and reiterated his commitment to prioritising SEN transformation. We look forward to continued engagement with Education NI on this critical issue

Honored to have attended Prof. AP de Silva’s Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque unveiling today. Here we are with the man of the moment, an inspirational colleague, and one of the kindest, most humble individuals I've ever had the pleasure to know. QUB - Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Highly deserved recognition of AP by the RSC. Yet the British academic community still fall a far way short of recognizing this humble man’s overarching genius and outstanding contributions to science. AP de Silva is in Duke Ellington’s “beyond category.”

Festivities were in the air today at Queen's as we hosted a celebration event in honour of being awarded the prestigious @Athena_SWAN Gold status for our work in promoting #GenderEquality in higher education. The landmark achievement positions us as the second university in the

Delighted to see our lecturer Dr Paul Kavanagh share insights at Queen's University Belfast 🎓’s Athena Swan Gold Award celebration event on how our School is ‘Influencing others beyond Queen’s’ to promote #GenderEquality. Lots done, but more to do! Queen’s Gender Initiative Queen's Staff

Education Minister Paul Givan addressed an event organised by SEN Reform NI to unveil their 2024 Survey Report: "Lived experiences Influencing Change" today. The Minister commended the efforts of SEN Reform NI for their continued dedication in advocating for members and their

Honored to have spoken for SEN families at Stormont. We have clearly laid out the challenges. NI Executive, Paul Givan, Education NI and Education Authority must now take courageous, decisive steps to resolve this crisis. Our children deserve better.

Just completed the Education Authority's consultation on SEN Enhanced Support Model / classroom support reform. This feels driven by cost, not by need. It appears to weaken accountability, pushes more onto already overstretched schools, and provides no evidence it will improve

“this is unlawful and outside the powers of the EA.” That is the view of Children's Law Centre (CLC), endorsed by teaching unions and others, regarding Education Authority’s plans for SEN. Their concerns are so serious that they are calling for a complete halt to the reform process. Read their