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☕ Join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing how to have safe and effective conversations with children and young people about social media - Wednesday 12th August, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/making-par...
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning
Join us for the next Making Participation Work coffee morning, hosted by the Council for Disabled Children (CDC).
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☕ Last chance to join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing embedding youth voice in developing policy positions. Wednesday 8th July, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/RnPM12r
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 8th July 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 8 July 2026
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☕ There's still time to join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing embedding youth voice in developing policy positions. Wednesday 8th July, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/LLVvpWl
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 8th July 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 8 July 2026
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☕ There's still time to join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing embedding youth voice in developing policy positions. Wednesday 8th July, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/LLVvpWl
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 8th July 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 8 July 2026
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☕ Join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing embedding youth voice in developing policy positions. Wednesday 8th July, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/LLVvpWl
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 8th July 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 8 July 2026
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Thank you for everyone who participated in today’s #MPWPractitionersCoP Practitioner’s Community of Practice. If you wish to participate in more #MakingParticipationWork events, join our Making Ourselves Heard Forum!
Thank you to everyone who joined today’s #MPWPractitionersCoP! It’s been fantastic to learn from each other and explore how we can better create buy-in for strategic participation at senior levels. See you at the next event! 👋
Delegates are now joining their second breakout room discussions, reflecting on the key barriers and enablers to young people’s voices being heard and acted on by senior leaders. Great insights being shared! #MPWPractitionersCoP
@cbfdn.bsky.social are leading the final presentation of the day, sharing how young people have influenced change at an organisational and strategic level through the What Matters to Me project #MPWPractitionersCoP 🌟👩🏫
We’re back after a break with a presentation from Experts by Experience from @hertscc.bsky.social, discussing how Reverse Mentoring has enabled young people’s perspectives to be heard by senior leaders #MPWPractitionersCoP #MakingParticipationWork
Delegates at the #MPWPractitionersCoP are now in breakout rooms, discussing how we can: Create meaningful strategic participation opportunities Involve young people in high-level decision-making Generate buy-in for youth voice at senior levels
The Participation team from @ncb.org.uk are now sharing how young people were supported to respond to the SEND Reforms Consultation and influence senior level policy making #MPWPractitionersCoP 📝👥
We’re kicking off with a presentation from @warwickshirecc.bsky.social SEND participation group, IMPACT, about their role in driving change in their local area! #MPWPractitionersCoP🗣️💡
Today we’ll be exploring how we can create buy-in for participation and engagement work #MPWPractitionersCoP @ncb.org.uk @kidscharity.bsky.social @education.gov.uk
Delegates are now arriving for today’s #MakingParticipationWork Practitioners’ Community of Practice. Stay tuned for updates! #MPWPractitionersCoP @ncb.org.uk @kidscharity.bsky.social @education.gov.uk
☕Join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing embedding youth voice in developing policy positions. Wednesday 8th July, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/LLVvpWl
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 8th July 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 8 July 2026
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There's still time to sign up to this months Coffee Morning! ☕ Join our June #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing online participation! Wednesday 17th June, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/v9hAFcA
There's still time to register for the upcoming Community of Practice event. Explore how we can create buy in for strategic participation with senior stakeholders at the next online #MakingParticipationWork Practitioners’ Community of Practice! 24th June, 10:00–13:00 Register now: buff.ly/YFo2w1R
Making Participation Work Practitioners’ Community of Practice
Join us to discuss how to create buy-in for strategic participation and advocate for youth voice to be heard at senior levels!
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☕ Join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be discussing online participation! Wednesday 17th June, 10:00-11:00 | Online 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-par...
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 17th June 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 17 June 2026
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Explore how we can create buy in for strategic participation with senior stakeholders at the next online #MakingParticipationWork Practitioners’ Community of Practice! 24th June, 10:00–13:00 Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/making-par...
Making Participation Work Practitioners’ Community of Practice
Join us to discuss how to create buy-in for strategic participation and advocate for youth voice to be heard at senior levels!
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☕Join our next #MakingParticipationWork coffee morning where we will be looking at online participation with disabled children and young people and children and young people with special educational needs. Wednesday 20th May | 10:00–11:00am | Online 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-par...
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning - 20th May 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on 20 May 2026
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There's still time to sign up to this months Coffee Morning! This month we will be joined by a Young NCB members and exploring recruitment, from recruiting for advisory boards to involving young people in recruitment processes! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-par...
Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning- 29th April 2026
Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning on Wednesday 29th April 2026
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Apply for CDC membership. Membership to CDC is free and open to any voluntary organisation or community interest company who works with or for disabled children and young people and children and young people with SEN, this includes providers of alternative provision. To apply:
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We want disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs to have full and happy childhoods, to fulfil their potential, and be active within the community.
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FLARE is looking for new members. CDC is looking for disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEN), aged 11–16 and living in England, to be part of its young people’s advisory group, FLARE. Find out more here
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Our national young SEND advisory group to the Department for Education.
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SEND resources. After the publication of DfE's schools white paper, a national consultation is running until 18 May. CDC has published engagement plans & resources, to support those who wish to run their own sessions to help explain the changes the government would like to make.
CDC has published a new report, 'Inclusive Classrooms', exploring specialist 'wraparound' support for mainstream settings. 16 professionals were interviewed, followed by a round table conversation, where the conclusions & recommendations set out in the report were agreed.
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The government has published its action plan ‘A Safe, Informed Digital Nation’ to set out what it's doing to improve media literacy & help people feel safer, more confident & better informed online. One of the key priority areas is to prepare CYP for a digital future. buff.ly/4ctCX6L
SEND Engagement Events In April and May, the Council for Disabled Children and the Department for Education are partnering to host a series of online and in-person engagement events as part of the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First consultation. Further info here buff.ly/X82LbVO
SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First government consultation
In April and May, the Council for Disabled Children and the Department for Education are hosting a series of online and in-person engagement events as part of the SEND Reform: Putting Children and…
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