By Megan Cutts, Mairi Jeffery, Kathryn Mills-Webb One of the main thrusts of Bridget Philippson’s argument about getting more children into mainstream is for their wellbeing and belonging; to be …
Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) pushed out a few bits of SEND data. They’re not each worth a post in their own right, so here’s a round-up of …
with Annette Maxwell, parent carer We have heard a number of distressing incidents of harm being caused to disabled children and young people in specialist day and residential settings over …
The question we’re asking today is, should for-profit organisations be allowed to run special schools? Should we allow the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children to be left in the …
with Peter Just, Royal College of Speech and Labguage Therapists Last November we joined with a coalition of more than a hundred other SEND-related organisations to back a #SENDintheSpecialists campaign …
with Sarah London, mother to a 17-year-old, severely autistic young man We are all painfully aware of the lack of special school places and the impact that this has on …
SNJ is among 114 SEND-related organisations and professional bodies calling for urgent action over gaps in the provision of specialist services for children and young people with disabilities. The gaps …
Throughout the pandemic, we have been monitoring what has been happening with special schools and colleges and the pupils who attend them. Our previous research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, …
A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a conference about the formation of special free schools. I couldn’t make it myself as I had other meetings, but Claire …
