Working with other organisations that share our commitment to compliance with the law on provision for children and young people with SEND is a key part of influencing national policy and bringing about change. 

We are a member of the following coalitions:

Special Educational Consortium

"Disabled children and children with SEN have the right to have their views heard, and these views are vital to the development of an inclusive society. The Special Educational Consortium (SEC) is a group of organisations who protect and promote the rights of disabled children and children with special educational needs to a high quality education which meets their needs. Our membership includes the voluntary and community sector, education providers and professional associations." 

Disabled Children’s Partnership

"The Disabled Children’s Partnership is a major coalition of more than 100 organisations, supported by a network of thousands of parent carers and allies, who campaign for improved health and social care for disabled children, young people and their families."

 

National SEND Forum

"The National Special Educational Needs and Disability Forum is a regular meeting of the leading representatives of significant national organisations in this field. It is attended by the Department for Education. The National SEND Forum (NSENDF) is politically neutral, drawing together the providers, champions and commissioners of services for the most vulnerable in the maintained, non-maintained and independent sectors and across the 0-25 age range. The Forum is facilitated and convened by the Federation of Leaders in Special Education."

 

SEND in the Specialists

"The #SENDInTheSpecialists coalition is made up of broad range of organisations covering education, health, and care, representing parents and carers, charities, royal colleges, professional bodies, professional associations, trade unions, and others. It was formed in November 2022 when 114 organisations wrote to the Secretaries of State for Education and Health and Social Care calling on them to invest in the specialist workforce for children and young people."