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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
It’s not only parents who are concerned about the SEND proposals for Education Otherwise Than At/In School (EOTAS/EOTIS). Unison, the major union that supports public service sector staff, has already …
Register for our SEND Rights & EOTAS webinar here There’s an odd feeling about this summer as a SEND parent. A feeling that’ll never end. That’s partly down to the …
Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN recently wrote a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell, to ask for a meeting. We have …
With ChristinaWelsh. Senior Polict Officer, Natspec There’s a growing focus on what inclusion is and, very recently, on education and career options for young people. But there is still a …
with The National Portage Association Portage is one of those Early Years interventions that quietly transforms lives, yet far too many families still don’t have access to it. When I …
While the dust from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s reshuffle begins to settle at the Department for Education, there are still live consultations going on. We’ll soon find out what …
By Joanna Gibbs, SENsational Tutors Last week, we analysed part two of the Government’s SEND reform proposals that destroy the principle of Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) in an …
“Parents… will not be able to appeal to the Tribunal specifically about whether a child or young person should receive EOTAS arrangements.” EOTAS consultation Children with SEND, who have already …
ITV News has broadcast powerful testimony from a current local authority case officer describing working inside a toxic culture of deliberate instruction, obstructing vulnerable children from accessing statutory SEND support. …
