Reflections

If I Could Change Something

Boys and girls together

Here Ron talks about two ways in which his school life could have been better.

Reflections

Here Mark talks about the legacy of low expectations

Boarding School

Here Ian shares his views on young people being sent to boarding school.

Having a Satchel

Here Mavis describes her sense of missing out.

A Poor Education

Here Alice talks about the subjects she felt she missed out on at school.

Friendship is Key

Here Micheline describes the school she would like to see.

An Invisible Disability

Here Isobel talks about how her ME was misunderstood at school.

I Could Have Shone

Here Anthea talks about her wish to go to ‘normal’ school.

Papering Over the Cracks

Here Richard talks about the need for role models.

Relate it to Now

Here Raymond talks about how he would like school to be more inclusive.

Being Taught Properly

Here Ajay describes a wish to have been taught his subjects to a better level.

Mainstream is the Way

Here Joanne talks about the need for more support.

Torn to the Ground

Here Jane talks about her wish to get rid of exclusion and segregation.

Acknowledgement

Here Ann talks about the changes she’d like to happen.

Lessons Learned

Keep Hold of your Dreams

Here Clenton talks about the impact that school can have on aspirations.

Looking Back

Here Maresa talks about how her educational experiences have influenced her.

Reasonable Adjustments

Here Christine talks about what helped and what would have helped at school.

Twenty Ways of Looking

Here Simone talks about what was missing from her education.

Aiming for Inclusion

Here Helen talks about the importance of targeting adults.

Reflections

An Open or Shut Door

Here Simone describes the impact of education on how a person experiences the world.

Not Worth it

Here Belinda asks Jack if it was worth going to school.

Rolling Back

Here Mark reflects on the futility of segregation.

A Different Understanding

Here Alice talks about the difference in young people’s understanding of disability now.

A Crumb of the Cake

Here Jane describes how and why oppression occurs within the world of disability.

Oranges

Here Etty talks about her wishes to see the world.

Two Different Things

Here Clenton explores the culture of school and the difference between schooling and education.

Just to be Seen

Here Joanne talks about the fundamental need for disabled children to be in schools with their peers.

I Feel Valued

Here Maresa talks about the importance of sharing her experience of education.

Inclusive Education

Here Michelle talks about inclusion in schools.

Involve us

Here Zara talks about the importance of involving young disabled people and their families.

How Are You Doing It?

Here Clenton talks about inclusion.

Everyone’s Business

Here Clenton talks about Inclusive Education.

Changing Expectations

Here Miro describes the difference he notices in the expectations of young disabled people now.

Parallel Lives

Here Micheline describes how her own experience influenced her decisions as a parent.

Shut Away and Tipped Out

Here Ronald shares his feelings that animals are treated better than disabled children.

What's Changed?

A Broader Balance

Here Simone talks about changes she has seen and some things that have not changed.

Bikeability Training

Here Roger talks about the changes he’s noticed in the school system.

Just Meg

Here Mark describes his niece being included in her mainstream school.

More Choice

Here Joanne describes her younger sister’s experience of schools now.

Be Alert and Active

Here Micheline cautions against complacency.