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How to keep records when a school is not supporting your child (UK Guide)

Learn how to document school concerns and SEND support effectively. This guide shows you how to keep clear records, track meetings, and build the evidence needed when a school is not supporting your child.

The African Parent

30 Mar5 min read

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How to keep records when a school is not supporting your child (UK Guide)

30 Mar5 min read

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When schools say let's wait and see

“Wait and see” is often used in schools to delay SEND support. Learn the difference between structured monitoring and inaction, and the exact questions you should ask to protect your child.

22 Mar2 min read

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When a school says your child doesn't qualify for SEND support

Expert advice and practical strategies for navigating the complexities of modern parenting.

22 Mar3 min read

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SEND Reform Explained

SEND reform is changing how children with additional needs are supported in England. This article explains EHCP changes, earlier school support, and key risks, including delays, limited specialist access, and ongoing inequalities affecting Black children.

18 Mar5 min read

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GCSEs are not for the faint-hearted

For most of us African parents raising kids in the UK, having a child in Year 11 is not just a milestone, it’s a full-blown initiation.

31 Aug4 min read

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Can you be a gentle parent and still be African?

The first time I tried gentle parenting in public, I was in Tesco.My daughter was mid-tantrum in the snack aisle, performing for an imaginary Nollywoo...

10 Aug5 min read

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What African aunties got wrong about raising girls

Our African aunties meant well. Probably.So we all have that one auntie. The one who shows up at family gatherings with unsolicited life advice, a las...

13 Jul7 min read

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Am I a bad parent?

There are moments in parenting that feel like pure magic. Like when your child laughs from deep in their belly, you know… the kind that makes their wh...

6 Jul6 min read

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African Parenting Through the Lens of Therapy

Let’s start with a disclaimer.This is not a piece designed to throw shade at your mother, your father, your auntie that raised you, or the grandfather...

29 Jun5 min read

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Lost in Translation, Found in Love

The first time it truly slapped me was during a lockdown family Zoom call. Not a tap. Not a gentle nudge. A full-on spiritual backhand.Uncles were spe...

22 Jun5 min read

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Say It With Meaning

The midwife asked me what name we were giving him. I hesitated for a second. Not because we hadn’t picked one. But because I could already hear the aw...

8 Jun5 min read

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Raising emotionally intelligent boys

Let’s be honest. If many of our boys had cried in front of our parents growing up, they might not be here to tell the story. You scraped your knee? “Y...

1 Jun4 min read