‘Critically, we agree with what we heard during the consultation: that the national system should be co-produced with families, children and young people, so we can build their confidence that …
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, says 87%, or 9 in 10, of complaints about the Education, Health and Care plan process are found in favour of parents, describing …
Ever looked at all these SEND conferences that get held around the country and wondered why they always seem to be talking about children and young people with SEND, but …
As parent carers we often measure our successes in the little victories we achieve on a day to day basis. They may not seem significant to some, but to us …
It’s been a busy week hasn’t it? The budget revealed further cuts in the offing for disabled people – although Nicky Morgan said later they were just a “suggestion”, which …
Parent carers often emphasise what they’d like to have more ‘respect’ from practitioners and service providers. But what does that actually mean? For some, that may mean referring to us …
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Each year there is a different focus to the day, and this year the focus is Disability-Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals. Many Local …
It seems that yesterday’s post resonated with many, but what most missed was the little reference to my “not mentioning” a non-statutory “Pathways Plan” our LA had invented. I first …
Recently, we shared with you a a list of things people had said to families; the ignorant things that no family should have to hear. The response to this post on social …
A month in and the new SEN system is still an unknown quantity for many schools. SENCos are still getting to grips with what will replace the IEP and are …
I think, somehow, that this might prove to be an oft visited post. While the government’s aims are for high quality SENCos to interpret the new SEND Code of Practice …
We are approaching the SEN reform legislative finish line with Parliamentary approval of the new SEND Code of Practice so close I can feel its breath on the back of …
Last Thursday, I was representing Special Needs Jungle among a group of parent carer organisations and forums at the Department for Education. We were there to talk about how best …
Our recent post on Parental Co-production really seemed to hit home with many of you. We received several comments on the blog, on our Facebook page and via our twitter …
