A few days ago, the Department for Education (DfE) announced more funding to train educational psychologists, following a research report about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The report looked …
with Kate Cox, Senior Solicitor, IPSEA Updated May 2026 Despite what many local authorities and schools are telling parents, the law on SEND has not changed. Proposals are just that: …
Yesterday, we dealt with leaks from “unnamed sources” in two national newspapers about the Government’s apparent plans to create multiple “tiers” of support. EHCPs would be reserved only for those …
Imagine, if you will… It’s a Friday afternoon—we’ve all been there. As the weekend looms, you get a late-breaking message from your friendly neighbourhood SEND services sociopath. It usually contains …
Alice Reeves, parent It’s clear the Government is trying to push more children, particularly neurodivergent ones, away from specialist settings to mainstream schools or units, where thousands have already been …
with Liam Virgo, disabled young person with Functional Neurological Disorder SEN and disability can affect anyone at any time. It’s always interesting to wonder if those who decry properly supporting …
Mid-December normally means just one thing in the SNJ stats gimp lair – the arrival of a fresh set of annual data about the activities of the Special Educational Needs …
Against the backdrop of continued uncertainty over the future of EHCPs, a report has found schools are responsible for forcing many children with SEND out of the system through inflexible …
By Annie Smith, Senior Human Rights Officer at BIHR We hear a lot about human rights at the moment, for many different reasons and in many different contexts. Human rights …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is used almost everywhere now, but it hasn’t been used much in the world of SEND yet. That’s starting to change. Several companies are now offering new …
By Matt Keer and Dr Sharon Smith Before we get into today’s post, over the weekend it was announced that Schools/SEND Minister, Catherine McKinnell has resigned. Her replacement is Georgia …
It’s over three years since the Department for Education (DfE) announced it planned to introduce a standardised and digitised process and template for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Under …
Stockton-on-Tees in Durham is reportedly where the most northerly fossilised remains of a hippopotamus have ever been discovered. If they’d dug further, they may have also found the fossilised remains …
with help from Renata Watts, and all the Save Our Children’s Rights team Last week, Rachel wrote about a seemingly strategic campaign by local authorities to trash-talk EHCPs so the …
Catriona Moore summarises everything you need to know about the Schools Minister’s “uninformative” and “unreassuring” appearance at the Education Select Committee this week
Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England – a bit later than usual, and with a bit …
Last last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistics on special educational needs in England. If there are specific things you want to find out, then the …
By Sabrina Simpson, Senior Solicitor, Coram Children’s Legal Centre SNJ intro: Recently, the Department for Education published the most recent data on school exclusions in England. The rate of permanent …
Former Director of the Council for Disabled Children, Dame Christine Lenahan, has intimated that the Government is indeed considering slashing disabled children’s rights.. But, she says, it’s okay, families don’t …
SNJ Note: We’ve been hearing of increased attempts by local authorities to cease EHCPs at Post-16 stage. As we are approaching the deadline for post-16 transition EHCPs Nicole Lee, senior …
