Creating Caring Villages

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by parent carers of children with special educational needs and the importance of creating supportive communities.

In this episode, we speak to Carrie Grant MBE, a campaigner, author, and broadcaster advocating for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Through her own powerful experience, we discuss the fight many parent carers with SEND children face to get their children the support they need and deserve. We talk about how crucial it is to create caring villages and communities to make the best out of awful situations, as well as the importance of campaigning at all levels- fuelled by the realisation that change can happen if we act. You can follow Carrie and all her work here: https://www.instagram.com/carriegrantsays?igsh=MTZwN3VhMzd2dzhkYw== For any inquiries or to suggest future guests, please email us at: wearecarers@gmail.com . Until next time! For more information on the We Care Campaign, visit us on: https://wecarecampaign.org.uk/ and to find out what being an unpaid carer is really like, read Laura’s blog here: https://numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Barnes, Katy Styles

Guest: Carrie Grant MBE

Topics covered

• special educational needs
• community support
• parent carers
• advocacy
• campaigning

Keywords

• SEND
• caring villages
• advocacy
• parent support
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: We Care Campaign, Instagram, Number Eighteen in the Corner

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