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02/02/2026

Please send your stories if you can …

If SEND touches your life, your voice matters.

Kellie Bright has launched a powerful new project for families living with SEND – and she wants YOUR story.

The EastEnders actor and mum-of-three is calling on parents, children, professionals and anyone connected to special educational needs and disabilities to take part in Post SEND – a national storytelling initiative shared by post.

Whether you're a SEND parent, teacher, sibling or grandparent – Kellie’s inviting you to write just a few honest lines and send them anonymously by post. No forms. No pressure. No perfection needed.

'It could be something hard, something hopeful or something you wish teachers or doctors knew,' Kellie says. 'You don’t have to write an essay. Just be honest.'

Read the full story here, including all the details you need to get involved: https://bit.ly/3Mk9HKP

23/11/2025

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08/06/2025

Gillian Lynne: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still

Gillian was just seven when the world decided something was wrong with her.
She couldn't sit still in school. She fidgeted, daydreamed, wandered in thought, and failed to follow lessons.
Teachers scolded her. They rewarded her when she managed to stay still—but mostly, they punished her.

At home, it was no different. Her mother, worn down by complaints, punished her too.
Gillian wasn’t just failing in school—she was being made to feel like a failure at home as well.

One day, the school called her mother in for a serious meeting.
As she sat in the room, anxious and bracing for more bad news, the teachers spoke about disorders, medication, maybe hyperactivity.
They were convinced something needed to be fixed.

But then, an older teacher entered the room. He had known Gillian before.
He asked everyone to follow him into an adjoining room where they could still see the girl.
Before leaving, he turned on a small radio and let music fill the space.

And then they saw it.

Gillian, alone, began to move.
She danced. Her body followed the music with joy and instinct.
Her feet tapped, her arms soared—her entire being was in motion, filled with rhythm and life.

The old teacher simply smiled and said:
"She’s not sick. She’s a dancer."

He told her mother to enroll her in dance school.
She did.
And at her very first class, Gillian came home radiant, saying:
"Everyone’s like me. No one can sit still!"

That little girl went on to become Dame Gillian Lynne—world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and creative mind behind the iconic musical Cats.

May every misunderstood child find someone who sees their gift, not their flaw.

✨ Celebrate the ones who don’t fit the mold—because they’re the ones who shape the world.

17/04/2025

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