Caring for someone with SEND

Work and employment

For many parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, it is very difficult to think about paid employment, particularly if your child needs a lot of care. However, with support, some parents do manage to work outside the home. Find out how working or volunteering can affect various benefits .

You will have learned a lot of valuable skills as a parent and many of these skills can be transferred to work.

If you need to update your skills and experience there are many ways to do this.