2 March 2023 The DSA welcomes the long awaited release today of the DfE’s SEND...
Policy & Campaigns
Small payments scheme – statement
1 March 2023 On 28 February, the Government published its response to the Ministry of...
Statement on the publication of the Safe and Wellbeing reviews report.
22 February 2022 Yesterday NHS England published a report - Safe and Wellbeing Reviews: Thematic...
Statement on the BBC Panorama programme ‘Will the NHS care for me?’
11 October 2022 On 10 October 2022, BBC Panorama broadcast a programme called 'Will the NHS care...
An overview of the inclusive education campaign
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL #28 10 August 2022 by Chris Barnes, Inclusive Education Officer, Down...
Minister of State for Care and Mental Health visits the Langdon Down Centre
On Wednesday 3 August we were delighted to welcome Gillian Keegan MP, Minister of State for Care...
What do leaders need, for ‘inclusive education’ to be taken seriously?
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL #27 3 August 2022 by Chris Barnes, Inclusive Education Officer, Down...
What challenges do leaders face when implementing inclusive education?
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL #26 27 July 2022 by Chris Barnes, Inclusive Education Officer, Down...
Calling all Down’s Syndrome Support Groups!
Are you affiliated, were you affiliated, have you considered affiliating to the DSA? We want to...
How do (some) leaders define inclusive education?
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL #25 20 July 2022 by Chris Barnes, Inclusive Education Officer, Down...
The Down Syndrome Act: launch of the Call for Evidence
19 July 2022 Today we welcome the launch of the Government’s Call for Evidence which is the...
More training needed for support staff and health professionals to avoid unnecessary deaths
Today saw the publication of the 2021 Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning...