Early Years SEND
Government to invest £200 million in SEND training20260116010043
Government to invest £200 million in SEND training
Dingley’s Promise are delighted with the Government announcement to invest £200 million in SEND training. We have long stated the vital importance of ...
Creating an environment to nurture belonging20251216123656
Creating an environment to nurture belonging
Establishing an environment in which children feel welcomed, safe and like they belong is vital to creating provision which meets the needs of the man...
Response to the new Child Poverty Strategy20251208140955
Response to the new Child Poverty Strategy
Dingley’s Promise welcomes the new Child Poverty Strategy, which recognises the urgent need to address the growing numbers of children across the coun...
Big Give 202520251202112634
Big Give 2025
2nd December 20250 comments
This Christmas, you can be the missing ingredient in the perfect recipe needed to give children with special educational needs and disabilities the be...
Solving the SEND Crisis report – our response20250919135056
Solving the SEND Crisis report – our response
We welcome the ‘House of Commons Education Committee Report’ and were grateful to have been asked to provide evidence for this process, which has clea...
Government ‘Best Start in Life’ Strategy – Our Response20250708124858
Government ‘Best Start in Life’ Strategy – Our Response
Dingley’s Promise welcomes the Government’s ‘Best Start in Life’ Strategy and its vital focus on valuing and investing in early childhood. For too lon...
Dingley’s Promise statement regarding planned reform of EHCP process20250516162929
Dingley’s Promise statement regarding planned reform of EHCP process
16th May 20250 comments
We welcome the government’s attention to reform of the SEND system, including the review of Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). We strongly advis...
“Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years” – TES Magazine20250505111639
“Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years” – TES Magazine
In an article for TES Magazine, Dingley’s Promise CEO Catherine McLeod highlights the importance of early years SEND provision amidst the concer...
Response to the Institute for Government report on school readiness20250403095718
Response to the Institute for Government report on school readiness
3rd April 20250 comments
The research findings recognise that ‘school readiness’ does not follow a steady downward trend from higher-attaining to lower-attaining groups. Child...
Solving the SEND Crisis – Evidence from Dingley’s Promise20250318160300
Solving the SEND Crisis – Evidence from Dingley’s Promise
18th March 20250 comments
Over the past few years, giving every child the best early years education has increasingly been considered the key to success in their educational jo...