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After being a participant on the first ever national SEND leadership programme 4 years ago, I’m proud to say that I’m now part of the NDTi team delivering SEND leadership programme to its 4th cohort of SEND Leaders.

Guest Blog from Jonathan Senker, chief executive, VoiceAbility. VoiceAbility have worked with others to help improve the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – but the new form is still flawed, explains Jonathan Senker, chief executive of VoiceAbility. Find out more about next steps and what it might mean for the people you support.

“Our role is to challenge the providers, the clinical team and anyone else that needs challenging, including the commissioner if necessary” Author: Christianne Pollock, Expert by Experience

NDTi Chief Executive, Paul Marshall, reflects on the similarities between his social housing experience and the challenges currently facing the housing and support market....

Learning Disability Programme Lead, Madeline Cooper-Ueki, discusses our role in changing the direction of current learning disability practices in the UK.

Jacqui Jobson, Director of Advocacy Centre North, talks about the development of DIY Advocate

There are challenges aplenty facing the advocacy sector, and many would argue that there’s a perfect storm due to the conjunction of financial, legislative and societal factors.

Lizzi talks about the complexities of being a confident and outgoing teenager who also suffers from severe anxiety and depression.

40 SEND Leaders share their advice on what key things people should consider in order to increase their SEND leadership impact.

Call for action from Advocacy Action Alliance. After four years , Action Advocacy Alliance (AAA) are now at a crossroads and are needing to make decisions that could have a significant impact on the future of advocacy.