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Making Participation Work, delivered by Kids and the Council for Disabled Children, supports young people with SEND to amplify their voices, develop skills, and shape local and national decision-making.
The programme is funded by the Department for Education as part of the wider Participation and Family Support programme, which is delivered by the Participation, Information and Advice consortium. Consortium members are Kids, Council for Disabled Children, National Network of Parent Carer Forums and Contact.
The Making Participation Work element is delivered by Kids and Council for Disabled Children.
Making Participation Work facilitates:
– SENDIAS Service Manager
– Service Manager Post-16 Education & Progression
Find out more about the impact of our participation support across local areas.
In 2024–2025, we delivered a wide-ranging programme of local and national participation support, working with councils, NHS trusts and DfE partners to co-produce videos, consultations, events and resources that amplified the voices of children and young people with SEND.
Find out more about our local impact by downloading the area report summary:
Download South Gloucestershire Council report summary
Download Sandwell Council report summary
Download PSE Qualifications National Standards (DfE) report summary
Download Solent NHS Trust report summary
Download London Borough of Lambeth report summary
Download London Borough of Brent report summary
Download Kirklees report summary
Download East Riding report summary
Download Dudley report summary
In 2023–2024, we delivered participation support across local authorities and NHS trusts, engaging children and young people with SEND, senior leaders and practitioners through face-to-face sessions, events, videos and strategic guidance.
Find out more about our local impact by downloading the area report summary:
Download Berkshire report summary
Download Blackburn with Darwen report summary
Download Bradford report summary
Download East London report summary
Download Nottinghamshire report summary
Download Solihull report summary
Download South Tyneside report summary
7 inspiring young people with SEND came together for an interactive, youth-led workshop with education leaders.
Help us end the cliff edge that many young people with a learning disability experience, Sign our open letter.
Over 50 young people with SEND joined our annual Collective Get Together to share ideas and influence change.
Abbie, Chair of Dynamite, shares her experience of the Collective Get Together.
We hosted a breakfast briefing focused on urgent action to support disabled young people transitioning into adulthood.
Young people with SEND attended the MP SEND Toolkit launch, sharing their experiences with MPs.
Get in touch if you’d like our support to develop participation in your area, share good practice, or collaborate with other local authorities on participation strategies.
The best way to contact the Making Participation Work team is to use the form below. Alternatively, you can reach us by email.
Email: takepart@kids.org.uk
