06/10/2026
We want to learn from young people, and their parents and carers, who understand the realities of navigating school.
Alongside UCL, we’re recruiting for two advisory groups for a national study to understand the needs and experiences of young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in England.
We want to build:
📣 an online coproduction group for 11-18 year olds with SEND, meeting online every 8 weeks
📣 an online advisory group for parents and carers of young people with SEND, meeting every 6 months
We want to learn:
📚 what helps young people feel able to go to school
📚 where the current systems fall short
📚 and what questions future research needs to address.
No previous research experience is required. We are interested in your personal experience, observations and ideas, and in working collaboratively to make research more relevant to the everyday lives of children, families and schools.
Find out more and register your interest, or share this link with young people: https://orlo.uk/MQC3t
EDIT:
We have already received over 200 responses – a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed!
You will hear from team soon about next stage of your application.
However, we would still love to hear from those with children and young people attending special schools, as well as those who are deaf, visually impaired, or have genetic syndromes.
Your experiences and feedback are really important to us, and we want to make sure all voices are heard.
