For our second day of classes, we were dropped right into the schooling aspect of the trip. We were introduced to the system of Nursing in the UK by David Waters. We then were visited by a multitude of Nurses who gave us perspectives on many different specializations of the field. One aspect I focused on, as an education major, was the special education needs and disabilities portion of our lecture. The person leading our lecture was Samatha Parry, a registered general nurse, a specialist community public health nurse, and a senior lecturer.  One similarity I saw within their system and ours is the laws that they put in place with intentions to make life equitable for special needs and disabled individuals. The UK law in place is called the Children and Families Act. The US law in place is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. I felt that the intentions of both laws are similar in the fact that the goal is to improve the lives of those who are disadvantaged by the world and societies that they live in. Making their schooling much more accessible and equitable is the goal for both American and British citizens. Another similarity that I saw within the system is the itemized and specialized care that the schools must follow for students. In the US we call them I.E.P.s, and they are plans that dictate the level in which students need care and the actions that are required by law to follow. The American acronym stands for Individual Education Plans. The UK has a similar plan put in place, and it is called EHCP, which is short for Education Health Care Plans. The severity and importance of these documents is immense, as they are required by law to follow. They are direct guidelines in which educators and nurses are expected and required to follow, as they accurately address the needs and adaptations of disadvantaged students. The main difference that I, as an education student, noticed was the people who are expected to follow and enact these protocols and procedures. In America, educational adaptations and accommodations are under the responsibility of the school and their teachers. They can have specialists who focus on students with special needs and disabilities or teachers who simply accommodate the I.E.P. In the UK, however, nurses are the ones who are responsible for executing and implementing the EHCP. While this is a foreign concept to what I’ve learned in my previous schooling, in a way it makes sense. These professionals are accurately trained to handle all of the aspects that come with special education and disability accommodation, while teachers in America are not required to be extensively trained on special education and disability accommodation. I am so interested in looking into the educational side of the UK system and I cannot wait for our future lessons!