News & Blog
Here you’ll find the latest news from Challengers and blog posts from our community.
Strategy +1: One Year into Our Five-Year Roadmap
Challengers CEO Gen Dearman discusses the foundations made one year in after launching Challengers’ new 5 year strategy last September, and although in-roads have been made, ‘the need for our work has never been greater…’
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Celebrating Team Orange: Where Inclusion and Play Shine Brightest
In anticipation of Orange October, we sat down with our CEO to reflect on what makes this time of year so special for Challengers. Beyond the sea of orange T-shirts, events and celebrations, it’s a chance to shine a light on the values that drive us, the community that supports us, and the joy and inclusion that are at the heart of everything we do.
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Sunshine, Smiles & Community Spirit – Orange Aid’s Brilliant Second Act
We were thrilled to host the second ‘Orange Aid’ Family Festival on Saturday 13 September, inviting over 400 disabled children and their families to Challengers for a fun free day out.
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Summer Party and Staff Awards 2025
Each year we host a Challengers Summer Party to celebrate and recognise our amazing staff members and their accomplishments over the year. Our 2025 celebrations took place at the end of August, where staff gathered for pizza, fun and games, before finding out the winners of our Staff Awards.
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Guest Blog: Looking After You, So You Can Look After Them – Supporting Parent Carers’ Mental Health
Bethany Pepper from The Eaves discusses the pressures of caring and provides top tips for Parent Carer wellbeing.
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CEO Blog: Starting the conversation on the SEND education crisis
It’s approaching one month since we officially launched our expanded 555 Service in Guildford, with a focus on providing support for disabled children as young as 5 who are without an appropriate school place. Read on to learn why services like Challengers matter and how you can help raise awareness.
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Introducing Challengers Impact Report 2024-25
We are pleased to present our Impact Report for 2024-25, which showcases the work that we have done over the past financial year and demonstrates the positive impact that we have had on disabled children, young people, and their families.
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Challengers expands vital support for disabled children left without school places
We have recently expanded our alternative provision to a new site in Guildford to address the growing number of disabled children left without a school place.
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From isolation to connection: How Challengers is supporting the mental health of parent carers
In this blog post celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week, Challengers staff member Maddie Church shares more about the Hub at Challengers and how it’s creating a community of support for families of disabled children.
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