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 …
By Matt Walker, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) We’ve covered the newly-renamed “Inclusion Bases”— previously known as resourced provision or SEN Units—quite a few times. They make up a …
By Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out some welcome ambitions for …
Since taking office, the Labour government has been clear about its ambitions: more children with SEND should be educated in their local mainstream schools. Bridget Phillipson has repeated the message …
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 …
With Nicola Brookes, SENCO, SEND parent It’s probably a fair bet that, if you have a child with SEND, you’ve felt, at least once, like “that parent”. The one that …
SNJ first highlighted the SEND Safety Valve programme back in 2021. This Department for Education (DfE) scheme, essentially “blackmails” debt-ridden local authorities (LAs) into cutting services for disabled children in …
So, at last we have a SEND and AP Improvement Plan. The big question now is: was it worth the wait? If you’re a 16 to 25-year-old with special educational …
with Catherine McLeod, Dingley’s Promise Today we’re hearing from Catherine McLeod from Dingley’s Promise, a charity trying to drive change for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in …
with Prof Brahm Norwich & Dr Peter Gray, SEN Policy Research Forum Who benefits from inclusive education? It is an enduring question that applies as much to children and young …
This post is sponsored by Tutor House As lockdown continues and many parents are still struggling to teach their child with additional needs, Elise Pearce from Tutor House gives us …
A letter to the PM from Lilia, a year 10 pupil who believes that not all education in lockdown is equal and it is time the government recognised the possible consequences for pupils taking important exams next year.
with Professor Geoff Lindsay, Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick Everyone in the SEND sector should recognise the significance of the 1978 report on special …
In our summer SEND blogger showcase, we featured Alex Davey’s blog, The Long Chain. Alex has three children, the middle of whom has an undiagnosed condition other than being “a complete …
I started Special Needs Jungle with the intention of spreading knowledge to parents about how to get themselves organised and prepared for their child’s statutory assessment application. I even wrote …
In my December blog I shared that I would follow up on the government’s SEND figures for schools. These are released annually in early summer and are based upon returns from …
It’s that time of the term again here in the Aspland household. Tests! One week every term is handed over to testing what my children know. Now, I am not …
We have a sizeable following on Special Needs Jungle both on the site and via social media. However that also gives us a big responsibility to tell it like it …
A while ago, you may remember we featured a post from Kathryn Rudd OBE, Principal National Star College and Chair of the Association of National Specialist Colleges (Natspec) They were …
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 …
