Ofsted has published ‘Children in Need in Childcare’, reporting on the experiences of 25 childcare settings which have all been judged as good or outstanding. Read More...

Together for Disabled Children (TDC), a partnership between Serco and Contact a Family, have just published the Parent Participation How to Guide. The purpose of parent participation is to enable parents to get involved in service planning and decision making so that services meet the needs of families with disabled children. The aim is to ensure resources are not wasted on services which parents and families do not take up. Read More...

Scope is offering free teaching materials on disability for both primary and secondary schools. Read More...

The Children’s Workforce Development Council have published updated guidance on the Common Assessment Framework for children and young people. Read More...

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has been investigating how substandard accommodation affects families with disabled children. Read More...

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has re-developed the Every Child Matters (ECM) website. Read More...

Prominent health organisations, including the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal Society of Medicine, have joined forces with Mencap to produce a best practice guide for health professionals. Read More...

KIDS have organised a free course, aimed at managers and practitioners working with disabled children and young disabled people aged from 8 – 25 years who have an interest in working around issues of relationships and sexuality. Read More...

A new online discussion forum for transition support has been launched. Read More...

Sibs, the charity supporting brothers and sisters of disabled children, has announced new training sessions and workshops for 2009. Read More...