Special Needs Jungle in the Daily Telegraph. What I really think
There’s a story about SEN in the Daily Telegraph today “Can 20 per cent of schoolchildren really have special needs?” by Peter Stanford. It’s already attracted lots of comments, some …
Category: SEN Reforms 2014
SEN Green Paper: Ministerial “Detailed response” expected next week
So, next week government ministers will set out their detailed response and reform timetable as their next steps in the SEN Green Paper. They’ve been saying it’s ‘imminent’ since February, so …
If ‘child centred’ help is a no-brainer, why isn’t it happening?
One thing that’s become very familiar in the last few years, both personally and from reading your comments and emails, is how outragously hard it is to get the right …
Special needs experts offer views for Labour’s SEN policy review
Earlier this week, I attended a meeting at Westminster for Labour’s SEN policy review, chaired by MP, Sharon Hodgson, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Families. Mrs Hodgson is herself the …
Blogs, News & View in Special Needs this week
Wandering the special needs web this week, I found the following blogs and news stories you might be interested in. Also, if you think Special Needs Jungle is a “brilliant …
Exciting news – a conference speaking invitation
I have exciting news – I am to be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming SEN Conference, Towards a Positive Future that is to take place in Newbury in June. …
Labour SEN Policy Review – want to get involved?
This is taken from the website of Sharon Hodgson MP, but I thought it might be useful to post it here too, in case anyone hasn’t seen it and wants …
The SEN Green Paper 2011
I’ve been wading my way through the Green Paper on SEN and one thing really sticks out – what happens to those children who, like mine, already have a statement? …
Green Paper on SEN – Get Your Voice Heard
You have a chance to comment on the newly published Green Paper on children and young people with special educational needs in England and Wales. See below for more details: …
The Lamb Inquiry – a review
The long-awaited Lamb inquiry has finally been published today. In it, its author, Brian Lamb has called for a major reform of the current system of SEN. He said, “We …
Update on Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill
Source: Epolitix: Conservative MP John Bercow makes the case for his Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill, which has its second reading in the Commons. Through my work conducting …