Special Needs Jungle wins Your UK Parliament’s Volunteer of the Year Award!
And now, among all the bad news, here is something pretty darn fabulous. We are thrilled to announce that Special Needs Jungle has been chosen as the Your UK Parliament …
And now, among all the bad news, here is something pretty darn fabulous. We are thrilled to announce that Special Needs Jungle has been chosen as the Your UK Parliament …
It’s been an incredible year in the SEND world, but not because the system has started to work better, or because families are routinely at the centre of decision-making. It’s …
Happy birthday to us! 10 years ago today, I started writing down some information about how I had successfully got a statement of special educational needs for my younger son, …
Last January, I wrote about my six goals for families in the Jungle in 2015. They were quite straight forward and I was hopeful that I could reach those goals …
It’s Mothers’ Day, at least it is here in the UK. For me, this will be the first year that Son1 hasn’t spent Mothers’ Day on the football pitch. That …
Like many of us, I have children who believe that sleeping through the night is just an urban myth. Oh the joy of having to cope with a full day …
I appeared on “Just Women” the other day, a community radio show aimed at, well, women. I was invited to talk about Special Needs Jungle and special needs education and …
I was wondering what to write the other day when I got my weekly digest email from one of my favourite sites, the fascinating question and answer site, Quora. It’s …
As a mum of children with special needs, I know I have walked out of meetings and thought, “Seriously? did I hear that correctly?” But I know that you often …
As you know, SNJ is a parent-driven site and we share your challenges of raising children and young people with SEN or disabilities. We know from experience the frustrations, anxieties and …
Are we there yet? Well, yes, all bar the shouting, all systems are go for September 1st and SEN reform implementation. What that system will be like depends on the …
Autism used to be thought to be mainly a male preserve – “the extreme male brain” as described by Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen. Figures from a recent Prevalence Study by the …
Storify by Tania Tirraoro Mon, Dec 30 2013 13:58:04 Our best personal posts of 2013 We have a lot of guest posts and of course our brilliant columnists on SNJ. …
Christmas is coming and my son is getting stressed He’s looking at his budget And feeling quite depressed His wish is quite expensive But nothing else will do So he’s …
Today is the International Day for People with Disabilities. The theme this year is “Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all” Over one billion people, or …
As any parent knows, all children are individuals with their own personalities and I have spent hours wondering how I can have three children, all raised in exactly the same …
First came the bad news. Debs, who was due to be my ‘carer’ for the day, wheeling me around the venue, had been felled by the lurgy. Not just any old …
I was supposed to write a post today about an aspect of the SEN reforms, but as I haven’t managed to read the document published about it yet, that would …
Have you, as a parent, ever sat down and thought “is this it?” Have you ever sat in despair wondering if it would ever get better? It’s heart breaking and …