Education

The Down’s Syndrome Association is dedicated to helping parents get access to the most appropriate education for their child with Down’s syndrome. 

 

To achieve this, we provide information and support for parents as well as training and materials for education professionals in both mainstream and special schools.   We also campaign to create and maintain the educational choices that all children with Down’s syndrome are entitled to. 

 

Did you know

• Down’s syndrome is the most common single cause of learning disability. 
• There are around 16,000 school age children with Down’s syndrome in the UK. 
• Most babies with Down’s syndrome can now expect to attend a mainstream primary school.
• Increasingly, children included at primary school will remain with their classmates and move on to a mainstream secondary school.