You may be feeling like the Department for Education has beaten you into submission this year with confusing consultation after consultation, claiming to be “listening” while analysing your responses with …
We’ve been flat out over recent months both responding to skewed Government consultations, shoehorning in what needs to be said, and supporting our collaborative Save Our Children’s Rights coalition. We’re …
by Dr Charlie Bamford, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director Around 300,000 people in England currently have an open referral for suspected autism. During that time, children still need appropriate …
By Gosia Kwiatkowska, Director, Rix Inclusive Research Institute, University of East London For many families, one of the biggest questions after school is whether their young person will still have …
Chris Packham, Carrie Grant, Sally Phillips, Kellie Bright and many high-profile SEND names and organisations have urged the Prime Minister to scrap plans to weaken children’s legal rights. In a …
By Jonathan Beebee, Neurodisability Nurse Consultant Despite what many families are told, the SEND Code of Practice 2015 says a diagnosis isn’t needed to get support. It was intended to …
By Jon Paxman, Senior Research Associate at the Relationships Foundation (Cambridge) While the SEND reforms aim for stronger inclusion, most people still do not believe a one‑size‑fits‑all model of full‑time …
We did it! Again! Yesterday evening, the Save SEND Legal Rights petition started by Tee-Jay, a fantastic autistic campaigner who is just 15 years old, galloped past the post of …
By Jacqui Brett, LLB (Law), BSc (OT), PG Cert Prof Dev (OT), PG Cert (SI), MRCOT, HCPC The Government’s new Experts at Hand programme sounds like exactly what families have …
By: An ADHD Mum For the last year, parents have been asked to participate in Department for Education SEND faux “conversations“, unsatisfactory webinars, and numerous impenetrable consultations that only the …
With Central Bedfordshire SEND Action Group As we continue to campaign against the Government’s plans to cut SEND rights, local authorities are waiting impatiently for the day when many of …
By Dr Lucy Robinson, Cardiff University During her tenure as education secretary, Bridget Phillipson was clear that her vision for mainstream inclusion involved children being “able to go to school …
Help Measure what Matters challenge the practices that leave children without education… and families fighting the same battles, again and again. A child’s education should never depend on whether a …
The DfE published a Child Rights Impact Assessment on the same day as its Schools White Paper and SEND proposals. It’s something we should have examined earlier, but there is …
As parent carers are all too aware, their relationship with SEND case officers can range from positive and constructive to adversarial and a complete breakdown. A recent research article by …
Parents told us from the very start that the Government’s SEND “National Conversation” felt anything but conversational. We wrote about it at the time, describing how parents were left with …
Until recently, I’ll admit, I didn’t know very much about Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS). I knew it wasn’t a lifestyle choice, that EOTAS is not something families “pick” …
This article is a personal thought-piece by Dr Sharon Smith, based on her work for her PhD in inclusion and personal experiences. It is not an official SNJ position and …
by Michelle Windridge, National Education Lead for School-Based Early Years, Twinkl As young children take their first steps across the reception classroom threshold, one thing is certain: we will not …
Earlier this week, we jointly hosted a webinar with SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN on the implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals. And, …
