fbpx
  • Home
    • Archive
  • About
    • Vision & Mission
    • Affiliations
    • Contact
    • SNJ Classified- Advertise with us!
    • SNJ’s Disclosure Policy
    • SNJ Training & Consultancy
    • About Tania
    • About Renata
    • About Guest Posts
  • Columnists
    • Our Columnists
      • About Angela
      • About Marguerite
      • About Matt
      • About Catriona
      • About Hayley Mason
      • About Siena
      • About Zoe
      • About Hannah Moloney
      • About Hayley
      • About SpeechBlog UK
      • About Malcolm
      • About Jo
      • About Ambitious About Autism Youth Patrons
      • About Nancy
      • About Bren
      • About Barbara
      • MrBoosMum
  • Health
    • Rare Disease
    • Mental Health
  • SEND FAQs
    • SEND Legal Answers
    • EHCP Answers
  • SEND Info
    • Distance education resources for children and young people with SEND
    • Latest Coronavirus information relevant for SEND families
    • EHCP Assessment: SNJ’s “Get started” Checklist
    • The SNJ/DfE SEND system Flow Charts
      • SNJ Flow Charts 2018: 1-4 together
      • SNJ Flow charts 2018 single charts
      • SNJ Annual Review Flow Chart
    • SEND reform posts
    • SEND reforms – legal links
  • Resources
    • Latest Coronavirus information relevant for SEND families
    • SNJ In Conversation
    • Webinars
    • Listings and Resources
    • SEND Research
    • Books & Products SNJ Recommends
    • England’s Local Offer websites
    • Glossary of SEND terms
    • SNJ’s Top Blogging Tips for groups and charities
  • LogIn/Join
  • Donate
Special Needs Jungle
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND
FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubePinterestLinkedIn
 
  • Home
    • Archive
  • About
    • Vision & Mission
    • Affiliations
    • Contact
    • SNJ Classified- Advertise with us!
    • SNJ’s Disclosure Policy
    • SNJ Training & Consultancy
    • About Tania
    • About Renata
    • About Guest Posts
  • Columnists
    • Our Columnists
      • About Angela
      • About Marguerite
      • About Matt
      • About Catriona
      • About Hayley Mason
      • About Siena
      • About Zoe
      • About Hannah Moloney
      • About Hayley
      • About SpeechBlog UK
      • About Malcolm
      • About Jo
      • About Ambitious About Autism Youth Patrons
      • About Nancy
      • About Bren
      • About Barbara
      • MrBoosMum
  • Health
    • Rare Disease
    • Mental Health
  • SEND FAQs
    • SEND Legal Answers
    • EHCP Answers
  • SEND Info
    • Distance education resources for children and young people with SEND
    • Latest Coronavirus information relevant for SEND families
    • EHCP Assessment: SNJ’s “Get started” Checklist
    • The SNJ/DfE SEND system Flow Charts
      • SNJ Flow Charts 2018: 1-4 together
      • SNJ Flow charts 2018 single charts
      • SNJ Annual Review Flow Chart
    • SEND reform posts
    • SEND reforms – legal links
  • Resources
    • Latest Coronavirus information relevant for SEND families
    • SNJ In Conversation
    • Webinars
    • Listings and Resources
    • SEND Research
    • Books & Products SNJ Recommends
    • England’s Local Offer websites
    • Glossary of SEND terms
    • SNJ’s Top Blogging Tips for groups and charities
  • LogIn/Join
  • Donate
Category: <span>Personal Posts</span>
Home Archive for category "Personal Posts"

Keep up to date with SEND: Sign up to new post alerts!

Provision Denied Survey link

Category: Personal Posts

Special Needs Jungle wins Your UK Parliament’s Volunteer of the Year Award!
Good News, Personal Posts, special needs

Special Needs Jungle wins Your UK Parliament’s Volunteer of the Year Award!

By Renata Blower March 28, 2020 March 28, 2020

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 …

Read more"Special Needs Jungle wins Your UK Parliament’s Volunteer of the Year Award!"
The SEND Jungle 2018: The year parents roared
Columnists, learning disability, Personal Posts, SEN Reforms, special needs

The SEND Jungle 2018: The year parents roared

By Renata Blower December 23, 2018 March 4, 2019

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 …

Read more"The SEND Jungle 2018: The year parents roared"
Happy 10th birthday SNJ! SEND then and now…
Personal Posts, SEND Politics

Happy 10th birthday SNJ! SEND then and now…

By Tania Tirraoro April 12, 2018 April 12, 2018

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, …

Read more"Happy 10th birthday SNJ! SEND then and now…"
How did my Goals for 2015 go?
parenting, Personal Posts

How did my Goals for 2015 go?

By Debs Aspland January 13, 2016 January 10, 2016

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 …

Read more"How did my Goals for 2015 go?"
Happy Mothers’ Day.. to my husband
Personal Posts, special needs

Happy Mothers’ Day.. to my husband

By Tania Tirraoro March 15, 2015 May 15, 2020

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 …

Read more"Happy Mothers’ Day.. to my husband"
Do you ever just feel tired of it all?
Personal Posts

Do you ever just feel tired of it all?

By Debs Aspland March 11, 2015 March 8, 2015

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 …

Read more"Do you ever just feel tired of it all?"
Talking SEND with Just Women
Personal Posts, special educational needs, special needs

Talking SEND with Just Women

By Tania Tirraoro March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015

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 …

Read more"Talking SEND with Just Women"
What three beneficial qualities should you encourage in children?
Autism, parenting, Personal Posts, special needs

What three beneficial qualities should you encourage in children?

By Tania Tirraoro January 4, 2015 April 8, 2016

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 …

Read more"What three beneficial qualities should you encourage in children?"
Did you really just say that? The ignorant words SEND parents hear far too often
parenting, Personal Posts

Did you really just say that? The ignorant words SEND parents hear far too often

By Debs Aspland October 13, 2014 April 8, 2016

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 …

Read more"Did you really just say that? The ignorant words SEND parents hear far too often"
No sleep, no school, need suggestions!
parenting, Personal Posts, special needs

No sleep, no school, need suggestions!

By Debs Aspland September 30, 2014 September 29, 2014

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 …

Read more"No sleep, no school, need suggestions!"
SEN Reform: Resistance is Futile. It’s time to Boldly Go and Make it So
Autism, Personal Posts, SEN Reforms, SEND Politics

SEN Reform: Resistance is Futile. It’s time to Boldly Go and Make it So

By Tania Tirraoro August 1, 2014 August 1, 2014

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 …

Read more"SEN Reform: Resistance is Futile. It’s time to Boldly Go and Make it So"
Autism in Pink: Helping to identify undiagnosed girls with ASD
anti-bullying, Autism, Personal Posts, special needs

Autism in Pink: Helping to identify undiagnosed girls with ASD

By Tania Tirraoro June 19, 2014 February 6, 2018

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 …

Read more"Autism in Pink: Helping to identify undiagnosed girls with ASD"
Our best personal posts of 2013
Personal Posts, special needs

Our best personal posts of 2013

By Tania Tirraoro December 30, 2013 December 30, 2013

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. …

Read more"Our best personal posts of 2013"
Merry Christmas from Special Needs “Jingle”!
Personal Posts

Merry Christmas from Special Needs “Jingle”!

By Tania Tirraoro December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013
Read more"Merry Christmas from Special Needs “Jingle”!"
Christmas is coming and my son is getting stressed…
Personal Posts, special needs

Christmas is coming and my son is getting stressed…

By Tania Tirraoro December 12, 2013 August 10, 2020

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 …

Read more"Christmas is coming and my son is getting stressed…"
Two big days in one – one global, one personal, both huge news!
Personal Posts, special needs

Two big days in one – one global, one personal, both huge news!

By Tania Tirraoro December 3, 2013 December 3, 2013

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 …

Read more"Two big days in one – one global, one personal, both huge news!"
Fun in the SEN world
Personal Posts

Fun in the SEN world

By Debs Aspland November 20, 2013 November 19, 2013

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 …

Read more"Fun in the SEN world"
When Tania went to #BlogFest and other stories
Campaigns, mumsnet, Personal Posts, special needs

When Tania went to #BlogFest and other stories

By Tania Tirraoro November 11, 2013 June 1, 2020

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 …

Read more"When Tania went to #BlogFest and other stories"
Warrior to worrier: When an SEN mum drops the ball
Health, mumsnet, Personal Posts, special needs

Warrior to worrier: When an SEN mum drops the ball

By Tania Tirraoro October 14, 2013 May 15, 2020

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 …

Read more"Warrior to worrier: When an SEN mum drops the ball"
Is This It Mum? Forever?
Personal Posts, special needs

Is This It Mum? Forever?

By Debs Aspland September 25, 2013 October 2, 2013

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 …

Read more"Is This It Mum? Forever?"

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4
SNJ is run by volunteer parents. Everything on SNJ is free to use, but if you like what we do, and you want us to keep doing it, a small donation towards running costs would be really appreciated.
BE AN SNJ SQUAD PATRON!

National Coronavirus information for families and schools

Home education resources for learners with SEND

Your UK Parliament Volunteer of the Year

SNJ In Conversation

Search SNJ

advertise with us

get started checklist
Flow Charts
read SEND and medical research

Resource Hub

ARCHIVE

Recently on SNJ

  • Protecting Parents from False Allegations of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)
  • #ProvisionDenied Return to School SEND Legal Webinar *recording + questions answered*
  • Poor advice for Post-16: Why Katie & Harvey Price’s long hunt for a suitable college is far from unique
  • Free back-to-school legal WEBINAR! What to do if your child’s SEND education rights are denied when schools fully-reopen
  • SNJ’s 10-point “Grab & Go” version of the DfE’s Back-to-School Guidance for SEND learners
  • Ombudsman responds to our #ProvisionDenied report with news of a COVID team
  • Provision denied: Children with SEND have had their needs and education “pushed to one side, for the convenience of the majority.”
  • Top Teaching Tips for Children with SEND
  • Why does every school need to know about Whole School SEND? And how you can help
  • Can you help Josh fix children’s social care? His review is calling for your advice
  • SEND researchers identify key lessons for teaching children with special education needs in lockdown
  • Why is He Still Here? Book giveaway
  • Ofsted: Two-thirds of disabled children “disengaged” from remote learning, while less than half of schools offer extra help
  • Neurodevelopmental Neurodiversity Network: A collaboration to advance understanding of neurodevelopment and neurodiversity
  • If we truly want effective SENCOs, the government must act to make it possible

Provision Denied Survey link

Help SNJ keep going!

SEND
SEND Teaching
AUTISM
MENTALL HEALTH
health
DISABILITY
POST16
COLUMNISTS
ASK IPSEa

Resources

  • Reach North West
  • Takiwatanga Support Services
  • K.S Associates EHCP Writing Service
  • The Children’s Act
  • SEN Assist – Free downloads
  • Diabetes UK
  • ADD-vance
  • Free educational resources
  • The Jigsaw Tree
  • Special Educational Needs and Disability Local Engagement Resource
  • Home|
  • Cookie Policy|
  • Contact|
  • Privacy|
  • Terms of Service|
Back to Top
FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubePinterestLinkedIn
Copyright Special Needs Jungle Ltd 2008-2020
All Rights reserved, Special Needs Jungle
Powered by Fluida & WordPress.
s2Member®