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The dyslexia ‘battle’ and middle-class mums? I think we need to look at the broader picture
Dyslexia, Guest Posts, SEND Politics

The dyslexia ‘battle’ and middle-class mums? I think we need to look at the broader picture

By Tania Tirraoro September 25, 2020 September 24, 2020

with Alison Vaughan, teacher and SEND parent Last week, The Guardian ran a long feature by Sirin Kale, called “The battle over dyslexia”. An interesting read, especially as I wasn’t …

Read more"The dyslexia ‘battle’ and middle-class mums? I think we need to look at the broader picture"
Public Accounts Committee Inquiry report adds pressure to #fixSEND. SEND Review MUST NOT delay further
About Matt, Columnists, SEND Politics, special needs

Public Accounts Committee Inquiry report adds pressure to #fixSEND. SEND Review MUST NOT delay further

By Matt Keer May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020

It seems like a lifetime ago, but for most of last year, you couldn’t move for official inquiries into the state of SEND in England.  Parliament’s Education Select Committee started …

Read more"Public Accounts Committee Inquiry report adds pressure to #fixSEND. SEND Review MUST NOT delay further"
The one where the SEND system is a success: The astonishing views of the DfE
SEND funding, SEND Politics, special needs

The one where the SEND system is a success: The astonishing views of the DfE

By Tania Tirraoro March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020

As we reported yesterday, the inquiry by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on funding for special educational needs and disabilities has restarted, after it broke last December for the election.  …

Read more"The one where the SEND system is a success: The astonishing views of the DfE"
Budget 2020: Show us the money for SEND!
SEND funding, SEND Politics, special needs

Budget 2020: Show us the money for SEND!

By Tania Tirraoro March 9, 2020 March 8, 2020

with Matt Keer, SNJ columnist & SEND funding guru It’s budget day this week and we think it’s imperative the Government flashes the cash for SEND. While it repeatedly trumpets …

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Can a new Parliamentary Group keep the pressure on to #fixSEND?
SEND Community Alliance, SEND Politics, special needs

Can a new Parliamentary Group keep the pressure on to #fixSEND?

By Tania Tirraoro March 5, 2020 March 5, 2020

As a limping, wounded SEND system drags itself into the third month of the new decade, we are still waiting for the outcome of the DfE’s SEND Review to discover …

Read more"Can a new Parliamentary Group keep the pressure on to #fixSEND?"
The 2019 SEND Advocates’ Stampede
SEND Politics, special needs

The 2019 SEND Advocates’ Stampede

By Tania Tirraoro December 29, 2019 December 31, 2019

🎵 Seems to me nowThat the dreams we had beforeAre all dead, nothing moreThan confetti on the floorIt’s the end of a decade 🎵 In another ten years’ timeWho can …

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Join us in the fight ahead to defend the rights of disabled children
SEND Community Alliance, SEND Politics, special needs

Join us in the fight ahead to defend the rights of disabled children

By Tania Tirraoro December 16, 2019 December 15, 2019

Our hearts may be as heavy today as they were on Friday morning. But there is no more time to waste grieving. The rights of our disabled children, young people, …

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#VoteSEND: How disabled people & their families can make a difference this election
SEND Politics, special needs

#VoteSEND: How disabled people & their families can make a difference this election

By Tania Tirraoro November 28, 2019 November 27, 2019

A poll of families who have a child or young person with SEND suggests that more than two million General Election votes are “up for grabs” among parents of disabled …

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A setback at the High Court, but parents’ SEND Action goes on
SEND funding, SEND Politics, special needs

A setback at the High Court, but parents’ SEND Action goes on

By Tania Tirraoro October 7, 2019 October 7, 2019

Today on SNJ we want to pay tribute to the SEND Action parent campaigners who took the Government to the High Court in a judicial review over SEND funding. Ultimately, …

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SEND Review: A game-changer or playing politics with vulnerable children?
Columnists, SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics, special needs

SEND Review: A game-changer or playing politics with vulnerable children?

By Catriona Moore September 9, 2019 September 8, 2019

While the biggest political and constitutional crisis that anyone can remember rages all around us, ministers resign, MPs are purged and no-one is quite sure who will be in Government …

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What does ‘£700 million for SEND’ actually mean in reality?
Columnists, SEND funding, SEND Politics, special needs

What does ‘£700 million for SEND’ actually mean in reality?

By Matt Keer September 2, 2019 March 26, 2020

4.55pm on a Friday doesn’t normally mean good news for SEND parents. It’s often a time when bad news pitches up in your email inbox from LAs, health teams or …

Read more"What does ‘£700 million for SEND’ actually mean in reality?"
Will the SEND Inquiry report be drowned in the maelstrom of Brexit? UPDATED
SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics, special needs

Will the SEND Inquiry report be drowned in the maelstrom of Brexit? UPDATED

By Tania Tirraoro August 30, 2019 August 31, 2019

I wrote this post yesterday in the wake of the leak of Government schools funding. This evening, Boris Johnson has made the announcement official – more than was expected for …

Read more"Will the SEND Inquiry report be drowned in the maelstrom of Brexit? UPDATED"
SEND Transport: Consultation and Missed opportunities
SEN Transport, SEND Politics, special needs

SEND Transport: Consultation and Missed opportunities

By Tania Tirraoro August 14, 2019 December 29, 2019

You may have seen recently that the government launched a consultation into revised statutory guidance for local authorities on home to school travel and transport. This covers all children, but we’re …

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First-time minister given one of the toughest jobs in government: Fixing the #SENDcrisis
Columnists, SEND Politics

First-time minister given one of the toughest jobs in government: Fixing the #SENDcrisis

By Catriona Moore July 30, 2019 July 29, 2019

The last week has brought a succession of big changes at all levels of government. The appointment of a new prime minister was followed by a more wide-ranging purge of …

Read more"First-time minister given one of the toughest jobs in government: Fixing the #SENDcrisis"
All rise! SEND figures go up in 2019
SEND, SEND Politics, special needs

All rise! SEND figures go up in 2019

By Tania Tirraoro July 5, 2019 December 29, 2019

For the third year running, the number of pupils with special educational needs (SEND) in schools has increased. In January 2019, the percentage rose to 14.9% from 14.6% of the …

Read more"All rise! SEND figures go up in 2019"
Legal bid to change the way “school refusers” are treated
Guest Posts, school refusal, SEND Law, SEND Politics, special needs

Legal bid to change the way “school refusers” are treated

By Tania Tirraoro May 27, 2019 December 29, 2019

We’re seeing increasing numbers of parents feeling forced to crowdfund to help secure justice for special educational needs educational issues that should never arise. Several LAs have been taken to …

Read more"Legal bid to change the way “school refusers” are treated"
Keeping up with the politics of SEND
SEND, SEND INQUIRY, SEND Politics

Keeping up with the politics of SEND

By Tania Tirraoro February 19, 2019 December 29, 2019

Oh it’s all going on in the world of politics isn’t it? Labour Party defections, Brexit shenanigans… it’s almost as if nothing else is going on in Parliament. And yet …

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SEND parents of school refusers criminalised instead of supported
Autism, Guest Posts, school refusal, SEND Politics, special needs

SEND parents of school refusers criminalised instead of supported

By Tania Tirraoro January 21, 2019 January 21, 2019

University researchers have discovered that most of the children of parents who’ve been fined or threatened with a fine over school “truancy”, have SEND or mental health issues. In England …

Read more"SEND parents of school refusers criminalised instead of supported"
A new SEND future promised…but councils are still  parent-blaming
SEND Politics, special needs

A new SEND future promised…but councils are still parent-blaming

By Tania Tirraoro December 18, 2018 December 17, 2018

When I wrote the Sunday article, the LGA report had not yet been released, but perusing it since has brought to light some astonishing assertions. The Local Government Association research …

Read more"A new SEND future promised…but councils are still parent-blaming"
End of austerity? Not for children, 120 children’s organisations tell the government
SEND Politics, special needs

End of austerity? Not for children, 120 children’s organisations tell the government

By Tania Tirraoro October 23, 2018 October 21, 2018

Special Needs Jungle has joined more than 120 national organisations demanding that the Government stop ignoring compelling evidence that essential children’s services and support are at breaking point. As the …

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