In our last ever episode we look forward to what we hope the multi-schools council will become in the future and the impact we feel we are having right now. A massive thank-you to everyone who has contributed to this podcast ..read more

A hot topic and one that our ambassador Lily was really keen to talk about. Lily, who is young with autism, talks all about autism from her perspective. We hear lot's about masking and some of the pressures put on girls. We also talk about what she hopes to achieve and the little things that can make a big difference, also in relation to children's mental health ..read more

We are so lucky to work with some amazing young people and here Elsie tells us why she has got involved in the multi-schools. We hear about how she is moving from a mainstream primary into a special secondary school and what she has been up to over the summer. She also talks about autism and dyslexia in this shorter episode ..read more

Harrison got in touch with a local SEND school as he wanted to challenge perceptions about people's disabilities and has now become a multi-schools ambassador. Harrison tells us about how he is seen, or even not seen by others and the frustration he feels. He also discusses cerebral palsy and his plans for the future! A very inspiring episode ..read more

Over the last year children and music producers have been working hard on a music album designed to break down negative perceptions towards children with special educational needs and mental health difficulties. In this podcast you hear from some of those people on what it meant to them to be involved, the important messages within the music and what they hope the album will achieve. A big shout out to Michael at Studio 6 http://studio6music.com/ for letting us use the studio throughout the project ..read more

This week we hear from Nurse Charmaine who talks all about her work with children. We hear first hand about the importance of the right medical support and advice, especially for those children with additional needs. We also discuss how the way she works has changed over the last 18-months, the different families she is now able to work with and the importance of working closely with schools ..read more

Charlie wants to raise awareness of autism and one of the things he wanted to discuss was his special interests. This is a good episode to listen to if you like Pokémon and Dinosaurs, as well as finding out more about different collectables. Charlie also explains to us the difference he wishes to achieve as an ambassador for us and his ideas for fundraising ..read more

What is the SEND IASS service? We find out more about the service and how it operates in Essex, while also discussing our connections with the service and the work our young people have been doing. We talk about a popular good practice seekers project and how the service hopes to learn from the feedback of young people who may of had troubling experiences at school ..read more

Mason and Harry talk all about their involvement a recent SEND Volunteers project designed to explore some of the main issues affecting children with SEND in and out of school. We also hear about their own experiences of mainstream education and the work they are now doing in addition to this to challenge negative perceptions ..read more

Shivaun Aveston talks to us about our work together in the North East of Essex, making sure that health professionals are listening to young people. We reflect on our resilience programme and the way young people have been given the freedom to design new way's of working. We also discuss the new neurodevelopmental pathway and the plans for the future ..read more