Count us in! Celebrating the great news that #DownSyndrome will be included in the School Census from Jan ’25.
Read more here: shorturl.at/deq34 #SchoolCensus2025 #CountMeIn #DownSyndrome Act National Down Syndrome Policy Group @liamfox Gillian Keegan MP Maria Caulfield MP
Department for Education

#CountMeIn #SchoolCensus25 #DownSyndrome

Welcome measure! From Jan 2025 #DownSyndrome to be added to school census in England identifying pupil numbers & locations enabling targeted provision for better outcomes & accountability. So glad to have helped with this #progress Many thanks Gillian Keegan MP Liam Fox MP APPG for Down Syndrome

News! From Jan 2025 pupils with #DownSyndrome will count, as English school census to identify pupil numbers & placements enabling targeted provision for better outcomes & accountability. APPG for Down Syndrome has contributed to this work. Thanks also Gillian Keegan MP Liam Fox MP National Down Syndrome Policy Group

This sends a positive message to our community who have actively supported the #DownSyndromeAct .
Fantastic news & long overdue! Well done to everyone who worked hard to make this happen Rachael Ross MBE Gillian Keegan MP @liamfox Ken Ross OBE @appgds National Down Syndrome Policy Group Prof Sue Buckley

Significant news #DownSyndrome will be added to the school census from Jan ’25. Proud to be part of the working team! Identifying pupil numbers & locations enables targeted provision, better outcomes & more accountability. Thanks Gillian Keegan MP Liam Fox MP APPG for Down Syndrome National Down Syndrome Policy Group

Amazing news! TU to Gillian Keegan MP
@liamfox National Down Syndrome Policy Group @appgds
& advocates Jan 2025, Down syndrome will officially be recognized as a separate category in the School Census. #DownSyndromeAct
This also has the potential to benefit healthcare too!
dsrf-uk.org/school-census/

Thank you Gillian Keegan MP & Department for Education for this welcome measure. Great work from National Down Syndrome Policy Group & APPG for Down Syndrome Thank you Manor Park Primary Academy LEO Academy Trust Cognus Therapies for your support in providing excellent educational opportunities and support to pupils with #DownSyndrome

Working to improve outcomes has led to pupils with #DownSyndrome being included in English school census Department for Education

'Provide greater support' Liam Fox MP tweets.
Great new measure to include #DownSyndrome in school census in England in future 😀 #progress #DownSyndrome Act

Liam Fox MP Gillian Keegan MP Department for Education National Down Syndrome Policy Group APPG for Down Syndrome This is fantastic news & long overdue. Identifying pupil numbers & locations ensures targeted DS provision & efficient guideline dissemination resulting in better outcomes & greater accountability. Well done to all involved.

For the first time ever, we're adding #DownSyndrome to the school census.

This is a really important step which I hope will help us better understand & improve the educational experience for children and young people with Down's Syndrome.

My article 👇
thesun.co.uk/news/politics/…

Thanks Gillian Keegan MP this is amazing news for English pupils. Hoping Jenny Gilruth Scottish Government is planning this too?

Fantastic turnout of ICB leads for Down syndrome and ICB representatives from all over England for our symposium hosted in conjunction with @DHSC and NHS England in Westminster. With thanks to @Mariacaulfield #VictoriaAtkins #DownSyndromeAct

Really pleased to be able to join National Down Syndrome Policy Group at their symposium Department of Health and Social Care today with ICB leads from around the country . So much good work happening to improve the opportunities for the Down Syndrome community #withusnotforus

We are on that TilTok now: #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZGJ4jJAod/

We would like to welcome our two new ambassadors! Claire Claire is a learning disability student and Lyach Allasco a Economics student.

You can learn more about them on there upcoming blogs