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Five years at Number One for SNJ
special needs, Top Picks

Five years at Number One for SNJ

By Special Needs Jungle July 16, 2021 July 15, 2021

We don’t often brag about ourselves…but today is an exception so please forgive us… We are delighted to have been ranked the Number One UK Healthcare blog by influence- measuring …

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Tania’s 13 top tips for surviving the EHCP process
Education Health and Care Plan, SENCo, special needs, Top Picks

Tania’s 13 top tips for surviving the EHCP process

By Tania Tirraoro July 9, 2015 August 20, 2020

I started this blog back in 2008 to record the method I used to apply and gain a statement of SEN for one and then both of my sons. Now, …

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The #specialneeds week in review – SNJ’s top story picks
Pick of the Tweets, Top Picks

The #specialneeds week in review – SNJ’s top story picks

By Tania Tirraoro February 2, 2014 February 2, 2014

The stories you need to read from the past week about SEN, mental health, disability & rare conditions. You can get overwhelmed by the number of news stories, research, blogs …

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SNJ’s Pick of the week’s Tweets!

By Tania Tirraoro January 19, 2014 January 19, 2014

Our favourite stories from the past week. Don’t forget to share!

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Research backs Emma’s FACS battle
Autism, Campaigns, Health, parenting, Top Picks

Research backs Emma’s FACS battle

By Tania Tirraoro January 31, 2013 June 29, 2015

One of my fellow special needs mums, whom I met over Twitter, Emma Murphy, is spearheading a campaign highlighting the emerging dangers of taking the Epilepsy drug Sodium Valproate (Epilim) …

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A morning with Monty, a very special boy.
Autism, parenting, Top Picks

A morning with Monty, a very special boy.

By Tania Tirraoro January 28, 2013 September 29, 2013

My good friend Angela, who is my ‘co’ in co-chair at Family Voice Surrey, always has an air of unflappability. I’m not quite sure how she does it. As well …

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My pick of parents’ guest posts on Special Needs Jungle this year
Autism, special educational needs, Top Picks

My pick of parents’ guest posts on Special Needs Jungle this year

By Tania Tirraoro December 18, 2012 September 29, 2013

In the last year I’ve been lucky enough to have had many parents write about their families and the issues they face raising children with special needs. These woman have …

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Charlotte’s amazing brain – a heartfelt story about childhood stroke
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Charlotte’s amazing brain – a heartfelt story about childhood stroke

By Tania Tirraoro November 14, 2012 June 29, 2015

I happened upon a new blog via Twitter the other day, which told a powerful and emotional story about a young girl who suffered childhood stroke, was close to death, …

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10 Tips for Developing Your Child’s Language Skills
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10 Tips for Developing Your Child’s Language Skills

By Tania Tirraoro October 29, 2012 September 29, 2013

I recently met Vanessa King, when she joined our Women in Business Network group in Farnham. Vanessa is a qualified teacher, parent, toastmaster and an expert in teaching confident speaking …

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Does child protection protect children?
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Does child protection protect children?

By Tania Tirraoro August 16, 2012 September 29, 2013

This is a reblog of a great post from Debs at ChaosinKent. Debs is one of my personal heroines. She has three kids with special needs and is just an …

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Advice for SENCos – the parents’ perspective from Hayley Goleniowski
Disability, SENCo, special needs, Top Picks

Advice for SENCos – the parents’ perspective from Hayley Goleniowski

By Tania Tirraoro August 7, 2012 August 20, 2020

This post originally appeared on the DownSideUp blog of  Hayley Goleniowski, who writes about life with her beautiful daughter, natty, who has Down’s Syndrome. I thought it was such a great …

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Volunteering: The best way to spend your summer
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Volunteering: The best way to spend your summer

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect August 1, 2012 February 27, 2015

Tania says: We’re heading off for Italy this weekend and because both boys have special needs, we’ve always rented a villa with a pool and taken their Grandma and Nonno …

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Special Free Schools – is it worth it?
It's about the school, SEN Reforms, Top Picks

Special Free Schools – is it worth it?

By Tania Tirraoro June 30, 2012 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Home educating a child with special needs
Home Education, It's about the school, Really useful site, special educational needs, Top Picks

Home educating a child with special needs

By Tania Tirraoro May 9, 2012 September 29, 2013

Many parents who have children with special needs seriously consider home educating their child. It throws us lots of issues – especially if they are statemented. Today. home education expert, Fiona Nicholson, …

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Helping your special needs child – a mother’s story
Autism, It's about the school, Top Picks

Helping your special needs child – a mother’s story

By Tania Tirraoro May 7, 2012 September 29, 2013

A mum called Tanya contacted me the  other day and asked to share her story about her journey to support her disabled son with everyone, which I am only too …

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Addressing the special needs post-19 provision problem
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Addressing the special needs post-19 provision problem

By Tania Tirraoro April 3, 2012 September 29, 2013

Provision for young people with special needs after they leave school is a big issue for many parents. Although technically adults, many young people with learning disabilities are far from …

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Empowering parents is the goal for Pat

By Tania Tirraoro January 25, 2012 September 29, 2013

I’m delighted today to introduce a guest blog post from Pat Bolton, who works with a small  team of Participation Practitioners at Parents In Power, Gateshead,  www.parentsinpower.btck.co.uk  Pat works at the …

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parenting, Really useful site, special educational needs, Top Picks

Resilient Parenting – A Guest post by Lesley McCall, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practitioner

By Tania Tirraoro January 3, 2012 February 21, 2017

Happy New Year! At this time of the year, we’re often thinking about how we can change our lives, and those of our children, for the better. I’m delighted to …

Read more"Resilient Parenting – A Guest post by Lesley McCall, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practitioner"
special educational needs, special needs, Statements of SEN, Top Picks

One Mum’s Statementing Views

By Tania Tirraoro October 15, 2011 September 29, 2013

Here is a parent’s view of the statementing battle for her son and her advice about the process. I wish I could say this mother’s story was unusual, but other …

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Autism, Health, SEND Resources, special educational needs, Top Picks

NICE Publishes Guidelines on Autism

By Tania Tirraoro September 28, 2011 September 29, 2013

New recommendations have been published aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with autism. NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says that local autism …

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