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Leading north-west charity, the Together Trust, has published its concerns to the Department for Education on its plans to regulate semi-independent accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds in care

Leading North West disability charity, Together Trust, is calling on parents of children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) to share their views on children’s services.

The charity is collecting views from parents and carers about what it is like navigating the SEND system on behalf of their child. The Together Trust will use this feedback to influence the government's review of SEND services.

The Together Trust, a leading North West disability charity, has been awarded the prestigious gold accreditation by Investor in Customers (IIC) for its exceptional support of children, individuals and families. 

It is the third time the organisation has received the gold standard accreditation, which recognises outstanding service for the people they support. 

The High Court of Justice has found that the government acted lawfully when it banned care-less accommodation for children aged 15 and under without extending protections to 16- and 17-year-olds. The ruling was made in the Article39 v Secretary of State case yesterday by Judge Holgate.

Article39 brought the challenge in early February through Judicial Review, on three grounds:

Today, a group of care experienced individuals have come together under the campaigning name ‘ShowUsYouCareToo’ to ask the Independent Review for Children’s Social Care, headed by Josh MacAlister, to recommend that care experience becomes a protected characteristic in law. The group are appealing to care experienced people alongside the general public to co-sign their open letter.  

Leading North West disability charity the Together Trust is delighted to welcome Giles Gaddum as their new chair of trustees. 

The Cheshire based business owner is the fifth member of the Gaddum family to serve on the board of the Together Trust.

The family have supported the charity since 1902 when Henry Theodore Gaddum took the position of trustee. His son Harry followed in his father’s footsteps and in 1920 he became the first member of the family to chair the board.

Students at Ashcroft Services, the Together Trust school that supports children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, have been getting crafty to show their support for frontline NHS staff and Covid-19 patients at Wythenshawe hospital.

The project was led by Angela Daniels, a learning support assistant at the school. Angela said: “Everyone here at Ashcroft is very grateful to our local NHS frontline staff and we’ve all been keen to show this, especially the children.