Email Phone
Sunshine & Smiles

Research Opportunity for Primary School Children with Down Syndrome and an EHCP

We have been contacted by Camilla Brooks, a Master͛s student from the Department of Special Needs Education at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is carrying out a research project regarding the quality of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) outcomes for primary school students (aged 5 to 12) with Down Syndrome in both mainstream and special schools in England. She is looking for parents who have a child with Down syndrome to share the most recent copy of their childs EHCP via the University of Oslo's secure data sharing platform. All personal data will be anonymized, stored securely and handled in accordance with Norwegian ethics mandates. 

Information about the project and participation has been published to a cooperating research blog and can be found here.


If you are interested in finding out more about the study, please read the information letter and consent statement. For more information check out the research page on Facebook or Twitter at @DSoutcomesEHCP or send an email to researcher Camilla Brooks at camiljb@student.uv.uio.no

More news articles

Help Shape a New SEND Homeschool Provision - Parent Focus Groups

26th Jan 2026

We’re excited to share that RISE Learning Hub is launching in April, and they’re inviting parents and carers of children with SEND and/or mental health needs to help shape this new provision.

Read more...

Places still available for the Leeds Endure24!

26th Jan 2026

Do you fancy taking on a challenge in 2026 and raising vital funds for Sunshine and Smiles? Endure24 (the North’s biggest 24-hour trail race) is taking place from 4th-5th July.

Read more...

We’ve been nominated for an award!

26th Jan 2026

We’re thrilled to say that Sunshine and Smiles has been nominated for Disability Service Provider of the Year in Yorkshire- please could you vote for us?

Read more...

Sign up to our newsletter

Sunshine & Smiles will ensure your personal details are held securely to enable us to contact you moving forwards in line with our privacy notice.
We will never share them with anyone else. If you'd like to stop receiving our emails, please just contact us.