| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, project proposals and funding requests relating to Parents for Inclusion (PI). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust, Disability Programme. Applicant overview: PI is a network of parents of disabled children and children with 'special needs'. In families, and as an organisation, PI works together with disabled people to build inclusive communities in ordinary life, where all people are truly welcome. PI are a national charity that started in 1984 as Parents in Partnership. PI works closely with disabled adults, to bring their understanding and experience to parents, so that parents can become real allies to their disabled children. PI provides help, training for parents and professionals, inclusion groups in schools for parents, represents parents and links to other organisations. PI became a registered charity in 1987. AIE is a national campaigning and information-sharing network led by disabled people. AIE campaigns for all disabled learners to have the right to access and be supported in mainstream education. AIE believes that education should support the development of physical, vocational and academic abilities through mixed-ability tuition in mainstream schools so that all students have the opportunity to build relationships with one another. AIE believes that a fully inclusive education system will benefit everyone. AIE was formed in 1990 as the Integration Alliance. Nature of support: In 1996 the Trust agreed to a single grant of £5,000 to AIE. In 1997 the Trust approved a grant of £30,000 to be paid over two to three years to AIE. Later that year Trustees increased this total to £20,000 for 1997/1998 and £30,000 per annum for three years after paid through PI. A grant of up to £30,000 over three years was also approved to PI and initially paid as a single grant of £10,000 for 1997/1998. In 1998 the Trust agreed to three annual grants of £10,000 per annum to PI towards the salary of a training development officer. In 2000 the Trust agreed to offer £50,000 per annum for three years in some combination to AIE, PI and Disability Equality in Education (DEE). This was later clarified as £60,000 per annum to AIE for two years, £30,000 per annum for two years to DEE and £15,000 per annum for two years to PI. A single grant in 2000 was made to PI for salary costs totalling £37,000. In 2001 the figure to AIE was brought down to £25,000 per annum and the figure to PI increased up to £20,000 per annum. Minutes: BCT 274, BCT 275, BCT 316, BCT 391, BCT 392, BCT 425, BCT 426, BCT 595, BCT 900, BCT 956, BCT 986, BCT 1025, DP 6/97, DP 15/97, DP 16/97, DP 3/98, DP 14/99, DP 4/00, DP 5/00. Notes: File not numbered. |