SolihullParentCarerVoice

Do you have questions about SEN support or EHCPs? Join us for the EHCP & SEND Support Drop-In on Friday 3rd October 2025, 9.30am–12.00pm at The Loft, Chelmsley Wood (B37 5TN).

VOLUNTEERS WEEK 2nd-8th June 2025. Did you know last year we paid our team for 76 hours per week but worked on average 246 hours per week? Our team tirelessly volunteer to help raise the voices of families and make a difference across Solihull.

WHAT'S IN A WORD........ Although the terms neurotypical, neurodiverse, neurodivergence and neurodivergent have been around since the 1990's, there is still much confusion about which term means what and when it should be used. We've put together a simple graphic to help.

We have been talking about BELONGING recently, & how vital it is for children & young people with special educational needs &/or disabilities to feel like they belong. We want to know what you think it looks like & feels like for SEND children & young people to belong.

Well under way at our SEND community event this morning. Great conversations about belonging and supporting children and young people with special educational needs.

📣IT'S GETTING CLOSER! 📣 Join in the celebrations and give #youngcarers their break! Learn what it's all about & listen when they say "Give Me A Break": buff.ly/40TZ1G7 #solihullcarers #carerstrustsolihull #solihull #carerssupport #YoungCarersActionDay @solihullupdates

Our children and young people with additional needs are different, BUT all children are different. Please, in 2025 and beyond, let's strive to ensure that the language we use is empowering and not stigmatising. (5/5)

SEND child- got angry and threw a cup- it will be in their file for the rest of their life, and everyone will know it. Non-SEND- got angry and threw a cup- no-one will ever know. (4/5)

Language, and particularly the words we use and the context we use them in is so important. Language can, and does shape and influence the reality of our children and young people's lives. Language has great power, it can be stigmatising or it can be empowering. (1/5)