🌟 The True Meaning of Inclusion: A Parent's Perspective
What does inclusion truly look like in 2025? As parents, our experiences with Special Educational Needs (SEN) can vary widely, from challenging moments to wonderfully supportive ones. For our children, the journey often highlights just how important true acceptance is.
Recently, one of our parents shared a difficult moment when their daughter with SEN was openly called "weird" by other children at a local park. This highlights the crucial work we still need to do in fostering empathy and understanding.
However, a beautiful moment of genuine inclusion followed shortly after. The parent shared this photo and story:
The picture above captures a truly massive moment for my child and me - a moment of inclusion and acceptance. My daughter, who has SEN, actively wanted to be close to and play alongside some older girls from Co-op Academy Woodslee. These girls knew her by name and were simply wonderful. To many, it might look like four girls sitting on a bench, but to me, it was everything.
Well done to the parents and to Co-op Academy Woodslee for instilling such kindness.
This is what we strive for: creating a world where every child is known, accepted, and included. These positive interactions are a credit to the entire community.
