Our webinar earlier this week in the wake of our #ProvisionDenied report was hugely informative and we’d like to say a massive thank you to our panel of SEND legal …
with Ruth Perry, Senior Policy Manager at Natspec We’re approaching the 31st March deadline for updated Education, Health and Care Plans for young people heading towards post-16 SEND provision. Last …
WEBINAR: What to do if your child’s SEND education rights are denied when schools fully-reopen When: Monday March 1st What time: 8pm Cost: FREE, but register quickly, places limited Our …
With the news that it’s “everyone* in school/college” from March 8th, until at least lockdown 4, the Department for Education has once again issued separate operational guidance for schools and …
Last Friday we published our report #ProvisionDenied, that showed children and young people with SEND have had their needs and education “pushed to one side, for the convenience of the …
Special Needs Jungle survey shows a widespread failure to restore disabled children’s SEND provision when children returned to school in the Autumn Term 2020. 45 recommendations sourced from parents’ comments …
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 …
Tania’s note: Have you heard of Whole School SEND? If you’re a keen reader you certainly will be, after our posts and conversations with former director Anne Heavey, who has …
Last month, the long-awaited review of children’s social care was launched. It is being led by ‘social entrepreneur’, Josh McAlister, the founder and chief executive of the charity, Frontline, a …
We’ve just launched our new report (PDF link) with Nuffield (Amy Skipp, Vicky Hopwood & Rob Webster With Jenna Julius & Dawson McLean, NFER February 2021), on special education during …
Today we’re offering a free copy of a new book written by the youngest author that we have featured so far on Special Needs Jungle. Max Toper is an eighteen-year-old …
UPDATE 2 March 2021: Ofsted has published further information and a video, which is embedded below New research from Ofsted has revealed that fewer than half (46%) of teachers surveyed …
A short while ago I happened upon a website for something called the Neurodevelopmental Neurodiversity Network, which being autistic myself, immediately piqued my interest. Its website describes it as “an interdisciplinary …
The Special Needs Jungle Coronavirus Survey sought the views and experiences of over a thousand parents and carers of children and young people with SEND between 3-30th June 2020. The National …
with Robbie Coleman, Secretariat Director, National Tutoring Programme. You are almost certain to have heard of the National Tutoring Programme, set up to help pupils catch up after the lock coronavirus …
Happy New Year (if it’s not too late to say that)… But it’s more like out of the frying pan into the fire in another national lockdown. This time, the …
with Hayley Mason, SNJ SEND legal columnist So here we are again, the whole country in full lockdown and back to those “heady days” of home education (although many never …
We need to look out for ourselves and others as Child and Adolescent Mental Health waiting times increase warn Karen Wespieser MBE & Dr Jo Taylor As we plunge into …
Renata Blower & Tania Tirraoro are full of gratitude This has not been the year any of us were expecting. For most, it’s been an unrelenting nightmare, especially for those …
Opportunities for disabled young people to participate in sport can be limited, either because expensive specialist equipment is needed or inclusive sports clubs are few and far between. Boccia is …
