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A network of professionals and organisations who are working together to develop and improve education for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in the FE sector.

Specialist Mediation

Action for Inclusion Ltd's Specialist Mediation Service available for disabled people and their families.  All our mediators have mediation qualifications and significant experience at managerial level in Further Education and the S139a process.

We have also worked collaboratively with Local Education Authorities. Our services are rigorously monitored to ensure that professional standards are maintained.  Please see the Specialist Mediation Service area of the website for further information and how to request mediation from AfI Ltd

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Policy and Reports

November 2011

Ofsted have published their comprehensive survey evaluating the arrangements for transition from school and the provision in post-16 settings for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities up to the age of 25. Through visits to 32 providers and the completion of 111 detailed case studies, inspectors assessed the effectiveness of provision in enabling learners to develop greater independence, and progress to further learning or open or supported employment.

To read the full report download this PDF.

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The National Audit Office published the 'Oversite of Statement of Educational Needs for young people aged 16-25' on Friday 4th November 2011.

Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said today:

"Giving the correct support to young people with special needs could help them lead more independent lives in the future and reduce longer-term costs to the public purse. Yet a lack of understanding of the relationship between needs, costs and outcomes can lead to students not getting the right support, and risks compromising value for money."

Please see this link for full details.

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The Department for education announces that '20 pathfinders, covering 31 local authorities and their Primary Care Trust (PCT) partners, will test out the main proposals in the SEN and disabilities Green Paper'

The consultation on the SEN and disabilities Green Paper received 2,378 responses – 26 per cent of this was from parents and parents’ organisations http://www.education.gov.uk/a00198359/20-pathfinders-to-test-out-proposals-in-the-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-green-paper