The Promise Vs The Reality What happens when inclusion becomes a badge, not a behaviour? On the surface, the Disability Confident Scheme sounds positive: a framework intended to help organisations employ disabled people at a minimum standard. In practice, it has fallen short of its aims, earning a reputation as a tick-box exercise rather than a driver of change. Even with reforms underway, simply tinkering with the scheme—rather than transforming it—risks leaving the employment landscape...

When the System Isn’t Built With Families in Mind You thought the landscape for SEND children was tough. But what about the parents? The long and winding road to any sort of acknowledgement of what needs their children have involve navigating endless paperwork, waiting lists, assessments, or being told that even after all this effort they go through – that there’s no provision. What if the people who know SEND children best were the ones helping design the services meant to support them? SEND...

Is neurodivergence a disability – or is it only treated like one? This debate continues to surface, yet many people still feel none the wiser. This blog is not about rigid definitions. It’s about people. Neurodivergent people continue to experience ableist and disablist attitudes, often simultaneously, and neither helps us to thrive. What follows is my attempt to unpick how neurodivergence is viewed, why that matters, and why choice and respect must sit at the centre of the conversation. How...