Category: children and young people

What Matters to Me Online Launch Event

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Following the Challenging Behaviour Foundation’s presentations at the 2024 Community Conference we are pleased to share this opportunity to hear their key findings from their What Matters to Me Project.

 

This initiative involved engaging with young people with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities to influence policy and shape support and services.

The event will be an interactive session, sharing the project multi-media manifesto including a practical toolkit, giving attendees a chance to reflect on their own organisations practice, hearing from those involved in What Matters to Me and bringing together other good practice examples.

Places are limited, so book your free ticket here:

What Matters to Me Online Launch Tickets, Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite’

Conference 2024 Film

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On 4th December 2024, the Community Conference was hosted at Canterbury Christ Church University with support from Kent Surrey Sussex Applied Research Collaborative.

Please see the film that the events team at Canterbury Christ Church created.

New South East Learning Disability Nursing Workforce and Education Community

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The Community of Practice is delighted to support a South East initiative spearheaded by Steering Group members Daisy Hack (Sussex Partnership Trust) and Karen Harrison White (NHS England WTE) to address the Learning Disability Nursing workforce shortage in our region.

Jonathan Beebee – Royal College of Nursing presentation at the 2023 Community Conference underscored the nationwide challenges facing the profession in recent years, such as an ageing workforce and declining enrolment. These trends are evident in our region, exacerbated by the recent news of a complete absence of Learning Disability Nursing student cohorts starting in September 2024 in the South East

This project aligns perfectly with the Community’s shared goal of enabling people with learning disabilities to live healthy, safe, and fulfilling lives. We are committed to supporting and facilitating Daisy and Karen’s work, including:-

Anyone interested in getting directly involved should contact Daisy via daisy.hack@nhs.net. 

Learning Disability Nursing Workforce and Education CoP Invite

 

Aspire Free School Petition

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Aspire is a Kent based team who are campaigning to create a free school to transform the life opportunities for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions. There mission is to give children and young people the support they need to learn, thrive and succeed in life as independent adults in modern Britain.

To support the Aspire project you can:-

a) click on the picture below to find out more about the projectaspire

 

b) Check their website by clicking here and

c) Sign the petition to the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, by clicking here.