News and stories
Read the latest news, stories and resources from across the Together Trust.
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Illegal and Unsafe: Why we must end the use of unregistered homes for children in care
At Together Trust, we are campaigning to end the use of unregistered, illegal settings for children in care. Every child deserves a safe,…
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The Together Trust charity heads to the Netherlands to present research on Poverty and the Care System at YES Forum
We are honoured to have been invited to present at the YES Forum’s Annual Event 2025, titled “Pathways to a…
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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: What it means for children in care and unregistered care settings
Introduced in Parliament in December 2024, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill could shape the future of both social care…
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New Research Project: Understanding Emotionally Based School Avoidance
We’ve recently launched a research project focused on Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) across Greater Manchester with our Research Assistant…
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Pathways to Work Green Paper: What’s Changing and Why It Matters
In March 2025, the Government unveiled plans to reform the welfare system in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support…
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Campaigning with Limited Resources: Sharing Insights and Building Networks at the VCFSE Meet Greet and Grow Conference
On 11 March, Sophie, our Comms and Marketing Manager, and I had the pleasure of attending the Meet, Greet and Grow…
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We responded to the Curriculum and Assessment review
In September 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) initiated a review of England’s national curriculum and statutory assessment system with the aim…
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“My son is not a surprise to the system, yet there was no planning, no joined-up working with the professionals. I felt so alone.”
17 February 2025 As we prepared for the parliamentary launch of What comes after education?, we reached out to Rebecca, whose autistic…
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We responded to the Education Committee’s inquiry on Solving the SEND Crisis
Last week, we submitted our response to the Education Committee’s inquiry on Solving the SEND Crisis. You can read our full response…
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The Together Trust heads to Parliament: SEND transitions in focus
On Wednesday 8 January, we proudly held the parliamentary launch of our joint project with National Star: What Comes After Education…
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Unregistered settings for children in care in the spotlight
Last year, in collaboration with The Observer, we conducted an investigation revealing that over 700 children in the UK are living in unregistered…
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UK Disability History Month
In recognition of this year’s UK Disability History Month (14 November-20 December 2024), we took the opportunity to speak to grassroots campaigner,…
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