Paul Ridley

Gaming group for unpaid carers launching this month A new gaming group is offering unpaid carers in Wiltshire a chance to relax through board games and tabletop adventures.

Carers invited to gaming group in Warminster for relaxation www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2538386...

Survey will assess Wolverhampton council's SEND provision The survey to give feedback over SEND provision is open until the end of September.

Parents of SEND children urged to give their views www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New Family Hub named SEND CENTRAL – City of York Council SEND CENTRAL has been chosen as the name for York’s new city hub for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

New Family Hub named SEND CENTRAL www.york.gov.uk/news/article...

Derbyshire leader's SEND comments shameful, says minister Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson accused Alan Graves of using

Council leader's SEND comments shameful - minister www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Britain’s unelected lawmakers risk public fury in delaying assisted dying The House of Lords starts scrutinizing the divisive legislation next month. There’s no guarantee peers will follow MPs and back it.

Britain’s unelected lawmakers risk public fury in delaying assisted dying www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...

Service for adults with learning disabilities gets glowing report An Inverness-based care service has received glowing praise from inspectors who found service users leading “active, enjoyable and fulfilling lives”.

Highland service for adults with learning disabilities gets glowing report
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/service...

Oxfordshire boosts housing for people with learning disabilities People with learning disabilities and autism have received the keys to independence following a £5m injection into supported housing

Oxfordshire boosts housing for people with learning disabilities housingdigital.co.uk/oxfordshire-...

Leicester City Council to end post-16 school transport for SEND students In Leicester, the future of school students with special educational needs and disabilities has been thrown into doubt, after the city council announced it would only fund home-to-school transport for...

Leicester City Council to end post-16 school transport for SEND students www.channel4.com/news/leicest...

Woman convicted for not insuring bike during mental health crisis The woman says she was in hospital with a mental health crisis when the insurance wasn’t paid

Woman gets criminal conviction for not insuring motorbike when hospitalised with mental health crisis www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/s...

Petition: Establish Complaints Commission for Social Care, Health, Education & Benefits Establish an Independent Complaint Commission for health, social Care (Adult & Child), education & benefits, who can legally force services to take action. We don’t think current complaint mechanisms ...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Warning Welfare Reform Bill 'risks pushing people deeper into poverty' Many have warned that the bill, formally titled the Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Reform Bill, risks deepening…

Disabled artist Kate Stanforth criticises Welfare Reform Bill www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2537376...

‘I had her right in front of me. And now she’s gone’: how one mother lost her daughter to mental illness Studying in London before taking up a high-flying job in New York, Naina Mishra seemed set for a bright future – until she began retreating from friends and family into a paranoid spiral even her moth...

‘I had her right in front of me. And now she’s gone’: how one mother lost her daughter to mental illness www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Parents' plea for exam feedback change after girl's suicide in Burton-upon-Trent The Markeys, from Burton-upon-Trent, call for parents to be told of exam results distress after loss of daughter.

Plea for exam feedback change after girl's suicide www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Children's social care: strengthening the case for change | Children's Commissioner for England Each year the Children’s Commissioner shares a report of her work with Parliament, setting out how the office has supported children across its seven

Children’s social care: strengthening the case for change
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/childre...

Unitary handed first social care 'inadequate' rating The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool BC's social care services with the first 'inadequate' rating in the country. These new formal assessments,

Unitary handed first social care ‘inadequate’ rating www.lgcplus.com/politics/ser...

Cost of living crisis hits middle class In the Staffordshire town of Cannock Chase, average incomes have fallen behind the national curve. As the cost of living crisis deepens, Sky's Lisa Holland hears from full-time workers and business ow...

Cost of living crisis hits middle class news.sky.com/video/cost-o...

I asked a skyline taxi driver to pull over 3 times today & asked for his name & number which he refused to give me all this cause he didn't want to go way i asked beware of this guy

We’re redefining career opportunities for SEND learners At Harrison College, we're getting 90 per cent of our SEND young people into jobs, training or further education

We’re redefining career opportunities for SEND learners feweek.co.uk/were-redefin...

'I’ve had bin collection letters with more warmth': Rebekah Pierre on the reality of accessing care records - Community Care Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care leavers

‘I’ve had bin collection letters with more warmth’: Rebekah Pierre on the reality of accessing care records www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/08/08/c...

What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide You might feel worried, shocked and unsure what to say. But staying connected to the person can be powerful.

What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide theconversation.com/what-to-say-...

10 false claims about EHCPs: Here are the facts - Special Needs Jungle Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, EH...

10 false claims about EHCPs: Here are the facts www.specialneedsjungle.com/10-false-cla...

Oxfordshire people with learning disabilities benefit from £5m Resonance housing boost People with learning disabilities and autism have received the keys to independence following a £5m injection into supported housing in Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire people with learning disabilities benefit from £5m Resonance housing boost www.banburyguardian.co.uk/community/ox...

Reeves is to blame for the next cost of living crisis Voters seemed in no mood to accept that living standards were rising again and certainly not to give the then government any credit.

Reeves is to blame for the next cost of living crisis www.spectator.co.uk/article/reev...

Petition: Establish Complaints Commission for Social Care, Health, Education & Benefits Establish an Independent Complaint Commission for health, social Care (Adult & Child), education & benefits, who can legally force services to take action. We don’t think current complaint mechanisms ...

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Petition: Establish Complaints Commission for Social Care, Health, Education & Benefits Establish an Independent Complaint Commission for health, social Care (Adult & Child), education & benefits, who can legally force services to take action. We don’t think current complaint mechanisms ...

Sign & share please Petition: Establish Complaints Commission for Social Care, Health, Education & Benefits petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

CQC: Stronger leadership needed to improve Blackpool's inadequate adult social care The Care Quality Commission has rated Blackpool Council's adult social care inadequate, warning that ‘stronger leadership' will be needed for it to improve.  ...

CQC: Stronger leadership needed to improve Blackpool's inadequate adult social care www.themj.co.uk/cqc-stronger...

Mental health ward ‘severely short-staffed’ on day teenager self-harmed, inquest told Hospital staff raised repeated concerns to managers over ‘inadequate’ staffing, but ‘no changes were made’

Mental health ward ‘severely short-staffed’ on day suicidal teenager self-harmed, inquest told www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Mental health waiting lists: Amy has complex PTSD but has seen a psychiatrist once in 10 years Twelve times more mental health patients are waiting more than 18 months for treatment than those with physical health conditions in England, data analysis shows.

I have complex PTSD but waiting list means I've only seen psychiatrist once in 10 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wiltshire mum praises SEN provision as £6.5m school planned Mary Reed says she is

Mum praises Send provision as £6.5m school planned www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Milton Keynes Hospital doctor suspended over childbirth consent failures A Buckinghamshire gynaecologist has been suspended for three weeks for her actions surrounding the births of two babies.

Milton Keynes Hospital doctor suspended over childbirth consent failures www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/health/milto...