Jackson has Down Syndrome and attended Playskill for four years.

Jackson spent a wonderful four years at Playskill, achieving so much and, thanks to the consistent, weekly early intervention he received in that time meant that he was adequately prepared for starting school.

But as he prepared to graduate from Playskill, we faced another challenge, the EHCP application process. The Playskill reports provided the relevant information in the absence of NHS reports as Jackson had only been seen at this point by NHS physio, still on long waiting lists for the other services he needed.

The Parent Support team also provided invaluable guidance during this process, and the friends I had made at Playskill were also a huge help, understanding what we were going through. I soon realised that I was very lucky to have made a network of wonderful parents at Playskill, who we are still in touch with today.

Jackson is at a mainstream school, so although we have made friends with parents there, no one truly understands the journey of a SEN parent unless they too are on it.” - Emma