Hi Sam via various retired staff and ex-pupils we have tracked down the student who gained her Gold DofE. She is more than happy to be contacted. If y...
Hi Sam we had a wheelchair user obtain her gold DofE in Warwickshire. I’ll see if we still have her contact details as her own input will be invaluabl...
Hi Caroline I suggest speaking to Sue White at Widgit. She is their senior Education Specialist. Her email is sue@widgit.com Mention that I recommen...
Hi Louise This issue was highlighted on the news this morning with a disabled athlete making the point that many young elite sports people, during the...
Hi Julie The policy in my last LA was that schools were expected to have appropriate changing facilities for children in Key Stage 1 as many children ...
Hi Kate Birmingham has recently updated their “Ordinarily Available” guidance for schools. If you do an online search you’ll find it. The PD section s...
Hi Julie In Warwickshire schools are encouraged to use the MOVES programme which was put together by our Physios, OTs and our Learning Support Teache...
<p style="text-align: left;">Likewise Louise and Jo, we advise but won't write it for the school or setting, not least because in most cases we ...
Hi Louise and Jo - essentially it is a risk assessment. If you "google" falls risk assessment in children, there is guidance on the NICE website. Ever...
Hi Kate - happy to. Have some capacity to do so tomorrow. Email me on janecarter@warwickshire.gov.uk
After 15 days of absence LAs have a statutory responsibility to make provision under section 19. The difficulty is this will almost certainly be onlin...
Hi Sue I've suggested my colleague Sarah Osborne responds to you as she has had lots of success supporting Secondary Schools with PE. In the meantime...
Hi Stuart - Apologies for the delay in replying, only just spotted your post. My Local Authority, Warwickshire, started to do this over lockdown via n...