Alternative opportunities
Published on February 13, 2024
BFI Film Academy: opportunities for young creatives
BFI Film Acadamy for young people aged 16-25 is now open.
There are course, events and other opportunities available.
Scope Youth Community Collective
- For ages 18-25
- Monthly meet ups in London, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Peterborough
- Click here to find out more
Working group on SEND, Neurodivergence and Youth Justice: Call for evidence
Deadline: 15th March
Towards the end of 2023 The Michael Sieff Foundation set-up a Working Group on Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Neurodivergence and Youth Justice.
The purpose of this Working Group is to examine what arrangements could be proposed for the reform of the Youth Justice System for children with SEND and neurodivergence.
The Group invites submissions from interested parties on the following questions:
- What is the current thinking on the treatment of SEND and neurodivergent children in the Youth Justice System?
- How best to achieve the current mandate of “Children First” from the UN Convention of the Rights of Children (UNCRC) for children under 18 with SEND and neurodivergence in the Youth Justice System?
- Whether there might be ways of dealing with cases currently in the Youth Justice System (YJS) involving the SEND and neurodivergent cohort more appropriately and cost effectively outside of the YJS?
- How viable would it be for this cohort of children to be dealt with through the SEND tribunal system?
- What might be the advantages and disadvantages in using the tribunal system for cases involving under 18s with SEND or neurodivergence?
- How can the work of relevant government departments, public bodies, multi-agency teams, courts and tribunals best be coordinated to deal with cases in the justice system involving children with SEND and neurodivergence?
- What are the most effective mechanisms to ensure that children with SEND and neurodivergence are constructively and fully engaged in the justice process?