We’ve been fortunate to have received funding from the Baobab Foundation for free assessments for Black families up to 2028. 

Through our advocacy work, we recognised a significant gap between our children not having their needs identified or met, and often being routinely excluded from school.

The assessments aim to identify any special educational needs and provide recommendations. These detailed assessment reports can then be used by parents to apply for an Education, Health and Care plan or share with the school to demonstrate their child’s special educational needs and disabilities. 

Please note these are not diagnostic assessments.

Through this project we want:

• families to be confident in recognising and understanding their child or young person’s difficulties.
• to ensure they have the knowledge required to advocate fully for their child or young person.
• to ensure that every SEND Black child or young person has a positive, aspirational, and thriving education.

Participants must be:

• Must be racialised as Black or of Black African/Caribbean heritage. 
• Must live outside of London & Greater London
• The young person or child must be between the ages of 5 and 25.