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SNJ Posts 2026
- Dear Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell: an Open Letter from Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity SOS!SENSpecial Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN recently wrote a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for…Continue reading »
- WEBINAR RECORDING! The implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposalsEarlier this week, we jointly hosted a webinar with SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN on the implications for children’s legal rights…Continue reading »
- When things go right: Shining a light on SEND Practitioners making a positive impact [Giveaway!]In the current system, those working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEN / SEND)…Continue reading »
- From suspicion to support: why the Government’s child protection reforms matter for disabled childrenFamilies of disabled children know all too well how easily a request for help can turn into scrutiny, suspicion or…Continue reading »
- Have your say on the future of transport for disabled children and young peopleTransport is one of those issues that quietly shapes almost every part of disabled children and young people’s lives. Whether…Continue reading »
- Unison voices major concerns over SEND reform health plans for sick and disabled children out of school in the EOTAS consultationIt's not only parents who are concerned about the SEND proposals for Education Otherwise Than At/In School (EOTAS/EOTIS). Unison, the…Continue reading »
- Top Tips for the EOTAS & EHCP consultation: Protect your child’s rights to statutory SEND supportRegister for our SEND Rights & EOTAS webinar here There’s an odd feeling about this summer as a SEND parent.…Continue reading »
- REGISTER NOW! WEBINAR on the Government’s plans to cut EHCP and EOTAS rights. With SNJ & SEND legal charity, SOS!SENWe're really concerned that parents whose child/children have an EHCP and a school place may not understand just how the…Continue reading »
- Navigating constraints: Why a former PCF chair thinks the current model is missing the mark for familieswith Sabiha Aziz The 2014 SEND reforms placed Parent Carer Forums (PCFs) at the heart of local decision-making, with the…Continue reading »
- Research: Disabled young people define inclusive education as “learning in the place that’s right for them”With ChristinaWelsh. Senior Polict Officer, Natspec There's a growing focus on what inclusion is and, very recently, on education and…Continue reading »
- Why every child deserves Portage, wherever they’re bornwith The National Portage Association Portage is one of those Early Years interventions that quietly transforms lives, yet far too…Continue reading »
- Mainstream SEND Funding: A simple explainer, another consultation, and why it really mattersWhile the dust from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham's reshuffle begins to settle at the Department for Education, there are…Continue reading »
- What might the SEND reform proposals mean for specialist tutors, alternative provision and EOTAS?By Joanna Gibbs, SENsational Tutors Last week, we analysed part two of the Government's SEND reform proposals that destroy the…Continue reading »
- When Home-to-School Transport Doesn’t Fit: The Reality of Section 19 EOTASBy Eva Sheffield, SEND parent Winning the right educational provision should not be the beginning of another battle. Yet for…Continue reading »
- EOTAS Consultation: A further assault on children’s SEND rights with cost saving and reintegration to schools at its heart“Parents… will not be able to appeal to the Tribunal specifically about whether a child or young person should receive…Continue reading »
- What schools and practitioners are missing about Tamil and South Asian families trying to navigate the SEND system.By Suja Vairavanathan, Founder & Director, Natchathiram CIC One of the things we're passionate about at SNJ is helping families…Continue reading »
- Allergy Guidance issued—but wider medical conditions guidance back for more workEarlier this year, the Department for Education ran a consultation on updating statutory guidance for medical conditions in schools, which…Continue reading »
- Home education: Five practical tips to create a neuro-affirming Unschooling environment* GIVEAWAY!with Heidi Steel. *This is a sponsored post by JKP Publishing Educating your child at home has become more common…Continue reading »
- The toxic culture of obstruction that’s taken root inside England’s council SEND services is not only unchecked, it’s encouragedITV News has broadcast powerful testimony from a current local authority case officer describing working inside a toxic culture of…Continue reading »
- How to Fund a Specialist Pushchair for Your Autistic or SEN Child: A Complete Guide for UK Families *spBy Tim Hunter, BSc Physiotherapy, MCSP, HCPC, Ergoadaptive Go (*sponsored) Finding and funding the right mobility equipment can be a…Continue reading »
- How Twinkl Parents are aiming to give SEND families a voice—and some free resourcesToday, we officially welcome the brilliant educational resources site, Twinkl as a more regular contributor to SNJ! Today's article is…Continue reading »
- EHCPs 2026: A relentless rise, but who’s surprised? Plus SNJ’s annual LA Hall of Shamewith infographics by Tania Tirraoro The Department for Education (DfE) has published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and…Continue reading »
- Inclusion Bases Guidance published. Take it or leave it, it’s non-statutoryWe’ve talked a lot about Inclusion Bases and the non-statutory guidance that was being developed. Today it has been published,…Continue reading »
- Let’s write the true narrative of the SEND reform proposals: We want your unfiltered-by-AI views— This survey has now closed, please look out for the report in the autumn— As Sir Kier Starmer's resignation…Continue reading »
- The relentless march of SEND reform only hears views that fit the narrative“We note that in several important areas including routes to redress, governance accountability, and the role of health services, our…Continue reading »
- When “fine” at school isn’t fine at home: the hidden cost of autistic masking on familiesBy Emma McDonnell Emma McDonnell's story is going to be familiar to many readers. "We don't see that here," or…Continue reading »
- SEND reforms and the forgotten children at risk of exclusionby Justina Asafu-Adjaye, Education Consultant and Parent Advocate As the conversation about SEND reform continues, it’s important to keep in…Continue reading »
- SEND 2026: Tracking a decade of rising need with earlier EHCPs and moves to specialist provision for secondaryIt's that time of year again: The Department for Education (DfE) has published its annual statistics on special educational needs…Continue reading »
- Using “Not Quite Experts” at Hand will be the only solution to staff the Government’s big new plan for school supportLast week, the Department for Education (DfE) provided more details on Experts at Hand, one of the most important parts…Continue reading »
- Book Giveaway! Double Discrimination and why we need to focus on SEND children and young people of colourWith Saba Salman, journalist and author Introduction by SNJ's Dr Sharon Smith: During my doctoral research, exploring the educational inclusion…Continue reading »
- Don’t stop making noise: Sign to save SEND Legal Rights! Here’s 3 easy actions for this half termJust because the consultation is over, it does not mean we can just sit back and wait to find out…Continue reading »
- The Government thinks Ofsted will ensure SEND reform accountability. This evidence suggests ‘significant concern’.If you sat in on our Schools White Paper webinar with Department for Education Minister, Georgia Gould, last month, you’ll…Continue reading »
- Research shows children in special schools report higher self-esteem than those with SEN in mainstreamBy Megan Cutts, Mairi Jeffery, Kathryn Mills-Webb One of the main thrusts of Bridget Philippson's argument about getting more children…Continue reading »
- Research: Inclusion for neurodivergent pupils needs lived-experience trainers and getting the wider school environment rightThe government insists its SEND reforms will deliver a more inclusive system, with mainstream schools better equipped to meet the…Continue reading »
- Should “highly valued” EHCP Independent Supporters return to help parents navigate the SEND jungle?There’s a great deal to unpick in the Government’s proposals for reforming SEND and a lot has been said and…Continue reading »
- No inclusion without tackling the “serious fault-line” of exclusions, says children’s legal charity, launching a “roadmap for change”with Coram Children's Legal Centre Since the pandemic, school exclusions have been rising. The government has included tackling exclusions in…Continue reading »
- Philippa Stobbs OBE: Reform plans must have a clear line of sight from children and young people with SEND to better outcomes.with Philippa Stobbs OBE Pens down! And breathe. The chaos of the SEND consultation period is over. Unless, of course,…Continue reading »
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Will school SEND funding be ringfenced? Minister Gould said so, but does she understand what that means?Will SEND school funding be ringfenced? This is something we've repeatedly called for so that the budget provided for SEND…Continue reading »
- Why my daughter’s SEND experience means we’ll take this consultation judicial review fight wherever it needs to goBy Melissa Hayhurst, SEND parent SNJ Intro: Later today, we're hosting our webinar with the SEND Minister, Georgia Gould MP…Continue reading »
- “Why would anyone in government think that was an okay idea?” #SaveSENDLegalRightswith Eduardo Reyes, SEND parent, journalist, and #SaveSENDLegalRights London Protest MC As a person who's much happier writing words down…Continue reading »
- SEND families, teachers, and allies take to the streets to defend their children’s legal rights. We MUST keep going!On Saturday 9th May 2026, parent carers, their children and young people with SEND, teachers, campaigners, professionals and allies gathered…Continue reading »
- Parent Carer Forums: from co-production to complianceMany of us in the Special Needs Jungle community have been involved in Department for Education (DfE)-funded Parent Carer Forums…Continue reading »
- ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is much more than just “fussy eating”By Dr Kim Collett, Associate Lecturer and Researcher specialising in inclusive education and SEND Mealtimes, as most parents know, can…Continue reading »
- nasen LIVE 2026: Inspiring SEND Innovation Through Times of ChangeThis is a sponsored post on behalf of nasen LIVE 2026! On Friday 3rd July 2026, the SEND community will…Continue reading »
- Draft medical conditions guidance raises “serious concerns” says union, over shift in clinical responsibilities to schoolsby Joanna Parry, Unison We recently ran an article about the Government's consultation about Supporting Children at School with Medical…Continue reading »
- “Covid babies” and plans for SEND Reforms: Are We Creating a Forgotten Generation?With Michelle Windridge, National Education Lead for School-Based Early Years, Twinkl Remember Covid? Our coverage during the pandemic helped thousands…Continue reading »
- Why learners who rely on AAC Assistive Tech risk losing out under the SEND reform proposalswith Annamaria Madera Deputy Head of Education, CandLE The term “complex needs” is crucial to the Government’s SEND reform proposals.…Continue reading »
- Autistic teenage campaigner Tee-Jay petitions Parliament to protect SEND Rights: Sign his petition!with Rachel Filmer and Tee-Jay The Save Our Children’s Rights coalition began with a parliamentary petition. That's almost a year…Continue reading »
- Join the May 9th #SaveOurChildrensRights SEND Protest in London or a regional locationIf, like us, you are set against the proposals in the SEND part of the Schools White Paper that aim…Continue reading »
- Experts At Hand: A good idea built on wishful thinking and shaky foundationsOne of the most promising-looking initiatives to emerge from England’s SEND reform proposals is the Experts at Hand initiative. Funded…Continue reading »
- SEND reforms: Where are care-experienced children?It has taken time to work through the government’s SEND reform proposals in detail. As both a parent and foster…Continue reading »
- The SEND reform reality check: Why experts’ and policymakers’ concerns are growing under scrutinySEND has been in the spotlight in Parliament once again this week. The Education Select Committee spent Tuesday morning having…Continue reading »
- When hope has been drained, families struggle to trust promises to fix SENDHope is not a luxury in the SEND system. It is what keeps families going through years of assessments, exclusions,…Continue reading »
- Part 2: The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’This is Part two of yesterday's article about EOTAS, the out of school EHCP package that's been completely ignored in…Continue reading »
- The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is non-negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’ Part 1There is no denying the Government's Schools White Paper is a lengthy document with considerable detail about the reforms Labour…Continue reading »
- Inclusion bases: Can they help solve the SEND crisis?By Matt Walker, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) We've covered the newly-renamed "Inclusion Bases"— previously known as resourced provision…Continue reading »
- Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thriveBy Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White…Continue reading »
- DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!The Department for Education doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going. Yesterday it was forced to issue a…Continue reading »
- Where will all the teaching assistants come from? The research exposing the reality gap in the government SEND plansToday, we’re looking at a number of different research reports—most of them the Government’s own—that point to a growing mismatch…Continue reading »
- Capital carrot, SEND steamroller: The Government’s evidence-light reform route isn’t waiting for anyoneIt’s been a month since the government announced the Schools White Paper and their consultation on SEND reform. The consultation’s…Continue reading »
- WEBINAR RECORDING! The legal implications of the Schools White Paper’s SEND ProposalsFind SNJ's Help to respond to the consultation here What a night, what a webinar... "The best webinar I've ever…Continue reading »
- Not in our name: How manufacturing consent for proposed SEND reforms has broken the social contract.Measure What Matters is unwavering in its commitment to examining how democratic principles are upheld in practice—with a focus on…Continue reading »
- The Government doesn’t care about your views of the SEND Tribunal—it’s already decided to kneecap it. We must not accept itWe seem to have gone from “your voice matters” to “decisions have already been made” in less than the blink…Continue reading »
- Consultation: Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school. What’s new, what’s missing and what you need to knowIf you’re not already on the floor over trying to understand the SEND Proposals in the Schools White Paper, (see…Continue reading »
- The SENCO as gatekeeper: The White Paper proposals bring a responsibility of opening doors, not closing themFrances Akinde is an experienced SEND educator, former special school headteacher, author, and neurodivergent parent of five sons. We are…Continue reading »
- Are SEND lawyers REALLY opposing the Government’s reform proposals just to protect their “vested interests”?Eleanor Wright is the Legal Officer for SEND law advice and support charity, SOS!SEN. SOS!SEN are part of the Save…Continue reading »
- Accountability after SEND Reform: A system that marks its own homeworkIf you had to rank the things that parent carers want to see more than anything else in a reformed…Continue reading »
- Rights on paper, not in practice: What the legal aid cuts warn us about the Government’s SEND reformsby Amber Windsor, Canary SEND We’re continuing to look at the SEND proposals in the Schools White Paper. Today, a…Continue reading »
- Shutting down debate: The Government’s use of ‘Experts’ for SEND reformThe Government keeps insisting it wants a “national conversation” on SEND, but the way it’s structuring that conversation tells a…Continue reading »
- MPs warn “unsustainable” SEND transport system fails families with disabled young peopleThe House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today published a report warning that home-to-school transport for children and young…Continue reading »
- When “Easy Read” isn’t easy: Why the SEND consultation risks excluding disabled children and young peopleMany people and organisations, including us, welcomed that an Easy Read version of the SEND Consultation was published on the…Continue reading »
- The 39 Steps: SNJ’s guidance to help you respond to the White Paper SEND ConsultationBy Matt Keer and Tania Tirraoro Watch our SEND Legal webinar recording The SEND proposals in the Schools White Paper…Continue reading »
- Legal challenge launched against government SEND proposals that “significantly weaken the legal rights of children and young people”Well, that didn’t take long. It’s less than a week since the Government published long-awaited proposals for “reforming” the SEND…Continue reading »
- Why “Specialist Provision Packages” are a Trojan horse, reducing the EHCPs rights of children with SENDWe’re hearing a lot of parents wondering what to do about the White Paper SEND proposals. Why aren’t people making…Continue reading »
- Is the new Neurodivergence Taskforce report a compass for inclusion or a map to nowhere?by Cathy Wassell, CEO & Founder, Autistic Girls Network & The Haven As we continue to analyse the Government's proposals…Continue reading »
- The SEND reforms in the Schools White Paper reveal rights given, and rights stripped awayAfter such a long wait for the Schools White paper and its SEND “reforms”, when they arrived yesterday (23/2) it…Continue reading »
- Schools White Paper: What do we know so far about funding for SEND?By the time you read this, we’re expecting the Department for Education (DfE) to have announced extra funding to help…Continue reading »
- Part 2: The Testimonies. Children died; the system looked away. Will government SEND reforms make this scandal even worse?This is part 2. You can find part 1 here. Our coverage of the Schools White Paper follows later today…Continue reading »
- Children died. The system looked away. Today, the Government is calling the human cost of cutting rights, “reform” [Part 1]On the day that the Schools White Paper is published, containing draft plans to reduce children’s rights, public accountability group,…Continue reading »
- National Education Union’s Daniel Kebede: “Reforming SEND cannot be done on the cheap”By Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, National Education Union The countdown to the White Paper is in its final phase. Continuous…Continue reading »
- The Department for Education needs a plumber, better policymakers, less panic, and someone who truly understands SENDSomeone, clearly, was not prepared to wait for Monday’s expected reveal of the Schools White Paper, with its feared SEND…Continue reading »
- A sceptics eye on government EHCP prep research shows the “deranged” numbers just don’t add upA few days ago, the Department for Education (DfE) announced more funding to train educational psychologists, following a research report…Continue reading »
- SEND cash splash: What does it all add up to—and will ditching debt improve provision?Last week, the government published details of the Final Local Government Financial Settlement, the package that sets out what funding…Continue reading »
- Professor Brian Lamb OBE: Parent’s shouldn’t have to police the SEND systemSNJ Intro: At SNJ, we’ve long argued that meaningful change in SEND can only happen when parent carers are genuinely…Continue reading »
- Inclusion bases: a new label, a big ambition, same unanswered questionsAnother day, another announcement. No sooner has the government’s 90% SEND debt write-off lifted the funding Sword of Damocles off…Continue reading »
- Fix SEND our way for 90% of SEND debt write off, Government tells councils, urging swift action on change. So much for co-production…“Co-production is the golden thread that weaves through everything we do,” trumpet council presentations about changing SEND for the better.…Continue reading »
- The “enormous burden” of admin and monetary costs to SEND families, supporting a system that should be supporting themBy Georgina Durrant, SEND specialist and National Inclusion Lead at Twinkl SNJ Intro: A new survey from teaching resource site, Twinkl,…Continue reading »
- Evaluating SEND change: Promising prototypes, patchy proofLast week, the Government published a raft of interim evaluation reports into programmes started as part of the previous Government’s…Continue reading »
- The law on SEND HAS NOT changed! But restricting EHCPs would be legally-sanctioned gatekeeping and a decimation of rights with Kate Cox, Senior Solicitor, IPSEA Updated May 2026 Despite what many local authorities and schools are telling parents, the…Continue reading »
- National Education Union announces support for the #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign to protect SEND legal rightsThe Save Our Children’s Rights campaign has had a boost today with the news that the National Education Union (NEU),…Continue reading »
- Complex needs, simple cuts: how vague, undefinable labels could ration SEND supportYesterday, we dealt with leaks from “unnamed sources” in two national newspapers about the Government’s apparent plans to create multiple…Continue reading »
- Leaking poorly thought-through plans and cuts to SEND rights will only end in tiersImagine, if you will… It’s a Friday afternoon—we’ve all been there. As the weekend looms, you get a late-breaking message…Continue reading »
- “We are living on a knife-edge” SENDCo research sounds the alarm about the high cost of mainstream inclusionSince taking office, the Labour government has been clear about its ambitions: more children with SEND should be educated in…Continue reading »
- Why the Government’s “SEND conversation” fell flat with parents: It’s failing to learn from voices of past experienceIntro by SNJ: Last week, the Department for Education’s strange “National SEND Conversation” came to a close. If you needed…Continue reading »
- £200 million for SEND training announced—but will there be anyone left to train?Following on from the £3 billion capital funding extravaganza that Matt explained recently, the Department for Education has announced a…Continue reading »
- Inclusion doesn’t just happen in mainstream school: being included in education and in life should be the goalAlice Reeves, parent It’s clear the Government is trying to push more children, particularly neurodivergent ones, away from specialist settings…Continue reading »
- Campaigners and cross-party MPs hand in petition to #SaveOurChildrensRights. We’re just getting startedYesterday (12/1/26), many of the Save Our Children’s Rights team, including Tania, Renata, Gill, and Rachel from SNJ, descended on…Continue reading »
- EXCLUSIVE: LAs largely ignored Government’s “strong recommendation” on how to spend SEND Capital cashIt’s hard to keep track of things with the current flurry of recent reports, ‘open conversations’ and shady briefings on…Continue reading »
- At 13, Functional Neurological Disorder changed my life forever—my EHCP’s therapy activities helped me get back outsidewith Liam Virgo, disabled young person with Functional Neurological Disorder SEN and disability can affect anyone at any time. It’s…Continue reading »
- Leaks, denials, and fake conversations are no way to inspire parental confidence in Government SEND plansWhat’s going on at the Department for Education? How can this be happening again? Even though we are all supposed…Continue reading »
- Down Syndrome Act Guidance Consultation: Why you should care (even if you don’t have Down’s syndrome)The Down Syndrome Act 2022 has been quietly making its way through the policy machine since it gained Royal Assent…Continue reading »
SNJ Posts 2025
- Dear Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell: an Open Letter from Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity SOS!SEN Tania Tirraoro
August 4, 2026Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN recently wrote a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for…Continue reading »
- MP says the abuse of SEND law is a “systemic, moral and ethical crisis” and schools must speak up Measure What Matters
December 22, 2025With Chris Coghlan MP (Lib Dem) Measure What Matters is an initiative investigating maladministration in public services. We have been…Continue reading »
- Tips to help you complete the Government’s National SEND Conversation survey (Don’t forget the law!) Tania Tirraoro
December 19, 2025This is SNJ’s penultimate post for the year. Next week we’ll have one that’s really important, but I didn’t want…Continue reading »
- The missing evidence of systemic maladministration in SEND—Teachers speak out Educators, share your experiences! Measure What Matters
December 17, 2025The accountability investigations team, Measure What Matters, is back with more SEND revelations and a call to action for teachers,…Continue reading »
- The complex SEND needs teacher training gap in mainstream schools and how to fix it Special Needs Jungle
December 16, 2025By Emma Hollis, CEO, National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) While the £3 billion for more mainstream SEND places…Continue reading »
- The £3 billion SEND funding extravaganza: We’ve crunched the numbers so you can ask the right questions Matt Keer
December 15, 2025Last week, the government announced it was allocating at least £3 billion to create “tens of thousands of new specialist…Continue reading »
- The 1% club: LAs win almost none of 25k SEND appeals, at an indefensible cost of over £200m. Plus, a shocking announcement Matt Keer
December 12, 2025Mid-December normally means just one thing in the SNJ stats gimp lair – the arrival of a fresh set of…Continue reading »
- Boost support for children not in school, develop EOTAS guidance, and fund schools to be needs-led, say Ofsted and CQC inspectors Tania Tirraoro
December 11, 2025Against the backdrop of continued uncertainty over the future of EHCPs, a report has found schools are responsible for forcing…Continue reading »
- Focusing on ADHD and autism diagnosis won’t cut costs and wastes money that should be spent on urgent support Rachel Filmer
December 9, 2025Last week, Wes Streeting announced a review into rising diagnoses of autism, ADHD, and mental health conditions. “Wes Streeting orders…Continue reading »
- “Performative, chaotic and desperate” The DfE’s national SEND “conversation” Special Needs Jungle
December 8, 2025If there’s anything that can put a damper on Christmas, it’s the Government’s irony-free announcement of “the biggest national conversation…Continue reading »
- How Twinkl can support you during this festive period—and beyond. Grab free resources for SNJ readers for a limited time! Tania Tirraoro
December 5, 2025As a Christmas surprise, SNJ asked the amazing people at Twinkl’s SEND department if they’d be able to offer something…Continue reading »
- Jen’s Acorn: Offering vital school support to prevent more unnecessary tragedies like my daughter’s Special Needs Jungle
December 3, 2025by Sharren Bridges, parent and founder of Jen’s Acorn Content warning: This article contains sensitive content involving the suicide of…Continue reading »
- #SpecialistFEWorksforMe: Help celebrate the importance of specialist further education! Ruth Perry, Senior Policy Manager, Natspec
December 1, 2025Ruth Perry, Senior Policy Manager at Natspec, explains why they have launched a campaign to raise awareness of specialist further…Continue reading »
- ADHD and Autism Right To Choose referrals paused as at least nine NHS areas tell providers to stop booking assessments Rachel Filmer
November 28, 2025For many of the people languishing on years-long NHS waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, a pathway called Right…Continue reading »
- What schools and parents need to understand about supporting autistic and neurodivergent children Special Needs Jungle
November 27, 2025By Helen Edgar, Teacher, Autistic Advocate, Author and Educational Consultant. Founder of Autistic Realms. Getting support right for autistic children…Continue reading »
- Unauthorised Absence: SEND mum seeks funding for short film highlighting the injustice of punitive attendance policies Tania Tirraoro
November 25, 2025with Natalie Lauren and Jo Clayton A team of academic and media professionals is creating a short film illustrating the…Continue reading »
- 10 questions every parent should ask about SEND interventions–Plus a unique opportunity to join QTrobot Autism Research Special Needs Jungle
November 20, 2025At Special Needs Jungle, we believe families should be active partners in every aspect of their child’s learning and support.…Continue reading »
- Report: When asking for help causes harm: Why our systems are traumatising disabled children and their families Special Needs Jungle
November 18, 2025By Jess Camburn Rahmani, CEO, Cerebra Last week, we shared a review and giveaway of a new book from Professor…Continue reading »
- SEND changes will be “co-created”. Which means what, exactly? asks the Education Select Committee Tania Tirraoro
November 17, 2025Last month, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson delayed the publication of the Schools White Paper, and along with it, any changes…Continue reading »
- Understanding Parent Blame: Stories of institutional failure and complex trauma BOOK GIVEAWAY! Catriona Moore
November 14, 2025“Until my mid-40s, I was walking around in a myopic daze, still hanging on to the comforting belief that while…Continue reading »
- Challenging SEND misinformation, one radio interview at a time Rachel Filmer
November 12, 2025In recent months, I seem to have been nominated by team SNJ to be their main media commentator. They claim…Continue reading »
- The privacy dangers for children and their families in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Special Needs Jungle
November 10, 2025By Rose Arnold, Reclaim Rights for Children We’ve written twice before on SNJ about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill…Continue reading »
- What’s in the Curriculum and Assessment Review for children with SEND? Tania Tirraoro
November 6, 2025Just over a year ago, the Government launched a comprehensive Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR). We wrote about it here.…Continue reading »
- SEND funding reforms will be immensely painful—but the current situation is chaotic and sinking fast Matt Keer
November 4, 2025Last month, the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson announced the government was delaying the announcement of reforms to…Continue reading »
- The law on school transport, and why costs for getting disabled children to school are so high Eleanor Wright
November 3, 2025Last week, we ran an article from the National Audit Office about SEND transport costs. Today, solicitor, Eleanor Wright, Legal…Continue reading »
- NAO: Government must boost school transport data and ensure SEND plans don’t make it harder to attend Catriona Moore
October 31, 2025There’s been a fair bit of debate in the media in the last few months about the rising costs of…Continue reading »
- Chris Coghlan MP: LAs’ “lawbreaking, gaslighting and lying” is wrecking thousands of children’s lives Special Needs Jungle
October 30, 2025Last week we ran an article from the public accountability initiative, Measure What Matters. It detailed evidence that MWM is…Continue reading »
- “It’s not a compliance issue—it’s a design failure” Psychologists call for action on mental health and “harmful” school policies Special Needs Jungle
October 28, 2025A group of clinical psychologists working with children, young people, and families across the UK are calling for the Government…Continue reading »
- The law on SEND isn’t failing, it’s been systematically undermined from within, says independent public accountability group Measure What Matters
October 24, 2025SNJ Intro: Today’s post is from Measure What Matters, an independent public initiative examining transparency, accountability, and ethics across local…Continue reading »
- SEND changes to be rethought—or just delayed? And what does “most complex needs” even mean? Tania Tirraoro
October 23, 2025Congratulations parents! Whether you signed our petition, wrote to your MP, attended a rally or all of these, your voice…Continue reading »
- Living with PoTS: Understanding Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome and how schools can help Tania Tirraoro
October 22, 2025with POTS UK and Emily Nixon, volunteer, PoTS UK Postural orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome, a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system…Continue reading »
- Government must act on the “double disadvantage” of poverty and SEND policies says new report Tania Tirraoro
October 16, 2025A new report, Double Disadvantage, shows children with special educational needs (SEN) from low-income families are “facing major inequalities in…Continue reading »
- Recognition for Renata and Tania as “Women of the Year” Special Needs Jungle
October 10, 2025We don’t often congratulate ourselves, which makes this post all the more difficult to write. I was a bit worried…Continue reading »
- Teachers fear education policy reforms will make things worse, not better, for children with SEND Catriona Moore
October 8, 2025“The path ahead requires honesty about these challenges while maintaining hope for solutions. This research provides that honesty. It shows…Continue reading »
- Are behaviour-tracking apps harming SEND children and their families? Special Needs Jungle
October 2, 2025by Natalia James, University of Sussex Across UK schools, behaviour is increasingly monitored, scored and sanctioned. While some see behaviour-tracking…Continue reading »
- Why the Human Rights Act matters when advocating for your child with SEND Special Needs Jungle
September 30, 2025By Annie Smith, Senior Human Rights Officer at BIHR We hear a lot about human rights at the moment, for…Continue reading »
- How to choose a speech and language therapist for your child with SEND: A guide for parents and carer Special Needs Jungle
September 26, 2025with Gillian Rudd, speech and language therapist and senior lecturer at Birmingham City University, Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)…Continue reading »
- Consultation with parents and carers: What can the Government learn from the SEND Review? Special Needs Jungle
September 24, 2025Guest article by Dr Jill Pluquailec, Gill O’Connor, and Emma Sadler, Sheffield Hallam University SNJ Intro: When the SEND Review…Continue reading »
- SEND Inquiry report 3: How does the Education Committee want to fix SEND funding? Matt Keer
September 22, 2025In our final look at the SEND Inquiry report, we’re taking a longer look at what it says about funding—one…Continue reading »
- SEND Inquiry Report 2: Force the NHS to pay its fair share, plus fixing early years and post-16 education Special Needs Jungle
September 19, 2025by Rachel Filmer, Dr Sharon Smith and Tania Tirraoro Yesterday, we gave you our first analysis of a chunk of…Continue reading »
- SEND Inquiry Report 1: Strengthen inclusion—but don’t dilute SEND legal entitlements the Education Committee tells the Government Special Needs Jungle
September 18, 2025by Matt Keer and Catriona Moore. Graphics by Tania Tirraoro In December 2024, the House of Commons Education Committee launched…Continue reading »
- Reforming disabled children’s social care: a disappointing fudge as Law Commission rows back proposals Catriona Moore
September 17, 2025Disabled children who need social care support face a confusing, outdated and unfair set of laws, which make it difficult,…Continue reading »
- The SEND Petition Debate: MPs speak up for EHCP rights at the start of big week of SEND news Tania Tirraoro
September 16, 2025Over three hours yesterday, MPs spoke, many powerfully, and from personal experience, about the state of SEND at the SEND…Continue reading »
- The risks and benefits of using artificial intelligence to power EHCPs Matt Keer
September 12, 2025Artificial intelligence (AI) is used almost everywhere now, but it hasn’t been used much in the world of SEND yet.…Continue reading »
- SEND Day of Action: Fight to #SaveOurChildrensRights on September 15th. They broke the system. They can’t break us Rachel Filmer
September 10, 2025Next Monday, 15th September, will be a landmark Day of Action for SEND families. Thanks to the more than 122,000…Continue reading »
- The Ontario system: Are politicians considering a Canadian province’s SEND structure for England? Special Needs Jungle
September 8, 2025By Matt Keer and Dr Sharon Smith Before we get into today’s post, over the weekend it was announced that…Continue reading »
- The insidious tactics of forked tongues pretending to care, while pushing to dismantle SEND rights Special Needs Jungle
September 4, 2025by Amber Windsor, neurodivergent parent-carer and SEND campaigner Recently, right-wing think tank, Policy Exchange, decided to insert itself into the SEND…Continue reading »
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for digital, standardised EHCPs ditched. Does Labour want to kill off statutory SEND provision completely? Special Needs Jungle
September 1, 2025It’s over three years since the Department for Education (DfE) announced it planned to introduce a standardised and digitised process…Continue reading »
- Supporting secondary pupils with additional needs: Top Tips learned as a SENCO and a SEND parent. Special Needs Jungle
August 20, 2025With Nicola Brookes, SENCO, SEND parent It’s probably a fair bet that, if you have a child with SEND, you’ve…Continue reading »
- Lies, damned lies, and inadequate fines: Why councils don’t care about breaking SEND laws—and must not be rewarded by scrapping EHCPs Tania Tirraoro
August 14, 2025Stockton-on-Tees in Durham is reportedly where the most northerly fossilised remains of a hippopotamus have ever been discovered. If they’d…Continue reading »
- How integrating therapies and education is driving innovation and inclusion for our disabled students Special Needs Jungle
August 11, 2025by Tracy Gillett, Director of Education, Condover College Today is the final article in our series looking at the best…Continue reading »
- 10 false claims about EHCPs: Here are the facts Tania Tirraoro
August 8, 2025with help from Renata Watts, and all the Save Our Children’s Rights team Last week, Rachel wrote about a seemingly…Continue reading »
- The college training young people with SEND to succeed in digital and creative careers Special Needs Jungle
August 4, 2025with Rav Gehlon, Digital Advantage This month, we’re focusing on innovative practice in post-16 provision, featuring three winners of the…Continue reading »
- Divide, conquer and cut: The “strategy” behind the erosion of SEND rights? Rachel Filmer
July 31, 2025I loathe the concept of “strategic incompetence.” It describes the tactic of performing a task so poorly, you’re never asked…Continue reading »
- Let Me In: How disabled college students are offering accessibility expertise to transform communities Special Needs Jungle
July 28, 2025with Ben Bastin, Treloars College Earlier this year, Natspec, the association for specialist further education (FE) and training organisations, announced…Continue reading »
- 3-Tier AP: Rethinking Alternative Provision from sanctions to support Sarah Johnson
July 25, 2025It has been more than two years since the Department for Education (DfE) published the SEND and Alternative Provision Green…Continue reading »
- The DfE’s URGENT survey for data on its new obsession: Mainstream SEND units Gillian Doherty
July 23, 2025** Update: The DfE research team has decided to close this survey early on 30th July, because they fundamentally misunderstood…Continue reading »
- By almost any metric, SEND Safety Valve has failed, but you’d never guess from this entirely unbiased report Matt Keer
July 21, 2025SNJ’s Matt Keer was the first to bring the last government’s Safety Valve scheme to light, and we have continued…Continue reading »
- Why nurture groups and effective nurture practice are vital for whole school inclusion Tristan Middleton
July 17, 2025SNJ Intro: Given the large and growing number of children with mental health needs, what’s missing in many schools is…Continue reading »
- The neurodiversity “early help” profiling tool creating a very unhelpful barrier to diagnosis Special Needs Jungle
July 15, 2025By Guest Authors Tania Robinson and Colleen Brannon SNJ Intro: A while ago, we wrote about the efforts by some…Continue reading »
- Alternative Provision: Who is it Really For? Special Needs Jungle
July 11, 2025Guest post by Dr Craig Johnston, Senior Lecturer-Criminology, University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol SNJ Intro: We’ve featured…Continue reading »
- Save Our Children’s Rights: Join our campaign to head off an assault on EHCPs, backed by 100 signatories including Chris Packham and Christine McGuiness Special Needs Jungle
July 6, 2025And John Harris, journalist, author, parent of autistic young person The basic legal rights of children with Special Educational Needs…Continue reading »
- SEND Minister refuses to guarantee keeping SEND legal rights in Schools White Paper Catriona Moore
July 3, 2025Catriona Moore summarises everything you need to know about the Schools Minister’s "uninformative" and "unreassuring" appearance at the Education Select Committee this…Continue reading »
- Unlocking potential with Total Communication for children with speech and language challenges Speech and Language UK
July 2, 2025Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Jessie Luckins via Speech and Language UK Today, our post is from contributors Speech…Continue reading »
- £9 return on every £1 invested: The moral & economic evidence for boosting Supported Internships Tania Tirraoro
June 30, 2025With National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) Supported Internships were one of the really good ideas from the Children and…Continue reading »
- EHCPs 2025 show a 22.5% rise in pupils “educated elsewhere” than in schools. Plus, check out our annual LA Hall of Shame Matt Keer
June 27, 2025Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England…Continue reading »
- Let’s Consign Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) to the History Books Special Needs Jungle
June 26, 2025Guest Post By Dr Andy Bilson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Central Lancashire We’ve written a number of times…Continue reading »
- School-to-prison-pipeline Pt 2: The link between ADHD, autism and crime. PLUS… BOOK GIVEAWAY Special Needs Jungle
June 24, 2025By Dr Neil Alexander-Passe This is the second of two articles on the ‘school to prison’ pipeline by Dr Alexander-Passe.…Continue reading »
- How undiagnosed SEND fuels the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline, part one Special Needs Jungle
June 20, 2025By Dr Neil Alexander-Passe You may have heard of the school-to-prison pipeline, where often vulnerable teens have left, or been…Continue reading »
- Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Protecting children or punishing parents? Renata Watts
June 18, 2025If you’re a parent of a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) or a home educator, you are…Continue reading »
- 19.5% pupils with SEND, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools Matt Keer
June 16, 2025Last last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistics on special educational needs in England. If there…Continue reading »
- Plans for SEND delayed to Autumn, but Spending Review doesn’t include enough for widescale change Tania Tirraoro
June 12, 2025with Matt Keer Before we get into today’s post, we just wanted to say thank you… last night, just after…Continue reading »
- Education Secretary: Disabled children’s “current” rights won’t be removed. But council proxies keep pushing to trash entitlements Tania Tirraoro
June 10, 2025With lots of help from Sharon Smith, Rachel Filmer, Catriona Moore, and Gill Doherty Here we go again. Just days…Continue reading »
- SNJ’s 80 practical recommendations to solve the SEND Emergency Special Needs Jungle
June 9, 2025The SNJ submission to the Education Select Committee was published this week. In it, we detailed 80, yes 80!, practical,…Continue reading »
- Government responds to our Save SEND Legal Rights Petition—but misses the point entirely Rachel Filmer
June 5, 2025With remarkable swiftness, the Department for Education has responded to the petition I started to “Retain the legal right to…Continue reading »
- Fight the “devastating” plans to ban young disabled people from vital elements of Universal Credit benefits Special Needs Jungle
June 4, 2025with Derek Sinclair, senior helpline adviser, Contact PIP Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/721547 You may be aware of the government’s abhorrent plans to…Continue reading »
- The Cost of Caring 2025: “No family should have to choose between heating, eating, and caring for their disabled child” Tania Tirraoro
June 2, 2025With UK charity, Family Fund, which provides essential grants and services to low-income families with disabled children and young people…Continue reading »
- Now you see them, now you don’t: The curious case of the vanishing resource bases and SEN units Matt Keer
May 30, 2025The other day, I was chatting with some friends who still live in my old LA. They told me that…Continue reading »
- Begging to differ with the Baroness—a new legal framework for disabled children’s social care really is needed Professor Luke Clements
May 28, 2025and Ana Laura Aiello, School of Law, Leeds University. Professor Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law and Social…Continue reading »
- Why legal aid may now be available for SEND families challenging school exclusions Special Needs Jungle
May 23, 2025By Sabrina Simpson, Senior Solicitor, Coram Children’s Legal Centre SNJ intro: Recently, the Department for Education published the most recent…Continue reading »
- Act now! Sign and Share the Parliamentary Petition to PROTECT SEND RIGHTS! Rachel Filmer
May 20, 2025** Read the updates to this post** Government responds to our Save SEND Legal Rights Petition—but misses the point entirely…Continue reading »
- Call for Evidence: Meeting the needs of neurodivergent children and their families living in temporary accommodation Special Needs Jungle
May 19, 2025by Rosalie Warnock and Katherine Brickell, King’s College London Imagine trying to fight for SEN support for your child while…Continue reading »
- What kind of government is “bold” enough to scrap statutory EHCPs from vulnerable children? Special Needs Jungle
May 16, 2025Former Director of the Council for Disabled Children, Dame Christine Lenahan, has intimated that the Government is indeed considering slashing…Continue reading »
- SEND accountability: The law for disabled children’s education isn’t optional, IPSEA reminds the SEND Inquiry Catriona Moore
May 15, 2025Rumours abound that the Government is about to publish a white paper on SEND reform that will change the way…Continue reading »
- Learning from disability history to create policies where inclusive education can become a reality Richard Rieser
May 14, 2025Richard Rieser OBE is a renowned disability and inclusion expert. He is also the founder of Disability History Month. Here,…Continue reading »
- DfE’s word salad response to critical PAC committee report shows lack of urgency in fixing SEND Tania Tirraoro
May 9, 2025In the long-running series, “Why is it so hard to put disabled children first?” comes the Department for Education’s response…Continue reading »
- Be An Ally, Not a Bystander: A Call to Action for Educators: Book Giveaway! Frances Akinde
May 6, 2025Enter the Giveaway for Frances’ new book, Be an Ally, Not a Bystander! Frances Akinde is a highly experienced educator…Continue reading »
- How our alternative provision schools manage zero exclusions: We never give up Special Needs Jungle
May 1, 2025By Thomas Keaney, CEO & Founder of TCES SNJ Intro: Thomas Keaney is an inspirational figure. An eloquent, engaging, expert…Continue reading »
- Empty spaces and unwanted freedom: When caring comes to an end Catriona Moore
April 30, 2025SNJ note: Catriona wrote in March about the devastating passing of her beloved daughter, Amy, who had Rett syndrome, at…Continue reading »
- Becoming Future Ready for adult life as a Disabled young person Bethany Bale
April 23, 2025SNJ team: It feels like the disability and SEND community are under attack at the moment, with Labour plans to…Continue reading »
- 10 things you probably don’t know about the emerging neuropsychiatric conditions of PANS and PANDAS Special Needs Jungle
April 17, 2025with Tina Coope, Education Lead, PANS PANDAS UK SNJ is 17 years old this month, and in that time we’ve seen…Continue reading »
- What do school and college workforce unions want for the future of SEND? Matt Keer
April 11, 2025Last month, we started to examine some of the written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Education Select Committee…Continue reading »
- A Resourced Provision toolkit to boost mainstream SEND Inclusion Special Needs Jungle
April 9, 2025By Dr Vasilis Strogilos, Associate Professor, University of Southampton SNJ Intro: The “direction of travel” for SEND from the Labour…Continue reading »
- How to choose a Clinical Psychologist for your child with SEND: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Tania Tirraoro
April 4, 2025by Dr Anna Hutchinson, clinical psychologist If your child or young person has a mental health difficulty or is neurodivergent…Continue reading »
- Will 10,000 new places for SEND pupils really mean “more inclusive classrooms in mainstream schools”? Matt Keer
April 1, 2025Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) pushed out a few bits of SEND data. They’re not each worth a…Continue reading »
- The seven golden rules of co-production and guidance for researchers working with family carers Special Needs Jungle
March 28, 2025With: Saira Minhas and Joanna Griffin Co-production was the buzzword in the 2014 SEND reforms, intended to usher in an…Continue reading »
- Shameful state of continence services leaves disabled children “robbed of fundamentally important experiences” Professor Luke Clements
March 26, 2025and Dr Ana Laura Aiello A major new research report reveals serious failings by health and social care bodies in…Continue reading »
- Remembering AMY, Catriona and Ed’s “fierce and funny and fabulous” daughter Special Needs Jungle
March 24, 2025Today, our post is dedicated to Amy Reyes, the daughter of our columnist Catriona Moore, and her husband Eduardo Reyes.…Continue reading »
- What are powerful council lobbying voices telling the Education Committee they really really want? Matt Keer
March 21, 2025Lots of people are talking about the need for deep reform of England’s SEND system. Not many of them are…Continue reading »
- Inclusive Education: It’s not just a buzzword—it’s something we can define and measure Special Needs Jungle
March 19, 2025with Cristín O’Brien, Senior Policy Advisor of The Difference A new report has found a “crisis of lost learning” sweeping…Continue reading »
- Maybe I’m Amazed…and why music education is vital for SEND children like mine, by John Harris (GIVEAWAY!) Special Needs Jungle
March 18, 2025With John Harris, journalist and parent of James, a young autistic person Journalist and author John Harris, who writes for…Continue reading »
- If no news, send rumours: Education Committee scolds DfE over “White Paper” while its SEND Inquiry hears from young people. Tania Tirraoro
March 14, 2025The Education Select Committee chair, Helen Hayes, has written to the Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell, asking the Department for Education…Continue reading »
- How Plymouth is approaching “Ordinarily Available Provision” for pupils with SEND Special Needs Jungle
March 12, 2025With Lisa McDonald, Head of SEND Education, Participation and Skills, SEND, Plymouth City Council Late last year, we ran a…Continue reading »
- Mostly mediocre: Area SEND Inspections update. But are Ofsted and CQC looking to go easier on local areas? Matt Keer
March 7, 2025In 2023, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission started implementing a new way to inspect local area SEND services. There…Continue reading »
- Three steps to boost SEND accountability in the Early Years Catherine McLeod MBE, CEO Dingley’s Promise
March 5, 2025Today we welcome new SNJ columnist, Catherine McLeod MBE, Chief Executive or Early Years charity, Dingley’s Promise Getting it right…Continue reading »
- Successful Additionally-Resourced Schools: A 13-step strategy and a 7-point “purpose” Special Needs Jungle
March 4, 2025with Linda Jordan, Senior Development Adviser at National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) There is a lot of confusion over…Continue reading »
- Get involved: NEW research study into the experiences of families who have children with multiple long-term conditions Special Needs Jungle
February 28, 2025by Guest author Tim van Hasselt, University of Leicester SNJ intro: For many parents, the challenges of caring for their…Continue reading »
- Spotlight on SEND funding: Education Committee inquiry MPs refuse to be taken in by anti-parent tropes Special Needs Jungle
February 27, 2025By Sam Carlisle, SEND Parent, journalist SNJ Note: The Education Select Committee held its second oral hearing this week in…Continue reading »
- Alternative Provision, SEND, and Inclusion: Should AP even exist in an inclusive system? Sarah Johnson
February 20, 2025My work in Alternative Provision has spanned 20 years and in that time, the landscape has changed significantly. Reading the…Continue reading »
- How will Ofsted’s inspection overhaul affect children with SEND? And why you need to respond to the consultation Matt Keer
February 13, 2025Last week, Ofsted announced its proposals to overhaul how it carries out some of its education inspections. So what changes…Continue reading »
- Research: Children’s SEND needs missed through schools’ “blind spots” to pupil inequalities Tania Tirraoro
February 11, 2025New research has found school practices, academisation, complex disadvantage, and absences are contributing to a lottery in identifying special educational…Continue reading »
- What happened when parents took their LAs to court over SEND Safety Valve agreements Special Needs Jungle
February 7, 2025With Bristol parent carer, Jen Smith, In our SEND Inquiry response, one of the (many) recommendations we have made is…Continue reading »
- When the LA wants to cease to maintain an EHCP: The law and some top tips Nicole Lee
February 5, 2025SNJ Note: We’ve been hearing of increased attempts by local authorities to cease EHCPs at Post-16 stage. As we are…Continue reading »
- Inquiries and injustice: the SEND Inquiry hears the parental perspective Tania Tirraoro
January 30, 2025Earlier this week, I was one of a number of parents and charity representatives to give evidence to the first…Continue reading »
- Renewed petition to SCRAP SEND Safety Valve and write off council High Needs debt Rachel Filmer
January 28, 2025SNJ first highlighted the SEND Safety Valve programme back in 2021. This Department for Education (DfE) scheme, essentially “blackmails” debt-ridden…Continue reading »
- Should “SEN Support” by made a legal duty to make it work children with SEND? And what would that look like? Catriona Moore
January 24, 2025By Catriona Moore, Policy Manager, IPSEA and Imogen Steele, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Contact One of the questions the…Continue reading »
- Cut neurodiversity assessment waiting lists in one easy step: Create more barriers to NHS referrals Rachel Filmer
January 22, 2025With waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessment extending to several years, the government and the NHS are looking for…Continue reading »
- PAC SEND report: Slightly pointless when decision-makers don’t know what they value more—money or children’s futures? Matt Keer
January 15, 2025Deep in the deserts of Turkmenistan, there’s a toxic fire that’s been burning for decades. It’s known locally as the…Continue reading »
- The same but different: Understanding SEND and inclusion in schools today Malcolm Reeve
January 14, 2025And Amanda Wright, Head of Whole School SEND The notion of inclusion is increasingly emphasised in current educational ideology as…Continue reading »
- SEN Resource Bases and Unit Provision in Secondary—what are they and do they count as inclusion? Gillian Doherty
January 10, 2025It’s over 14 years since David Cameron pledged to end the bias towards the inclusion of children with special needs…Continue reading »
- The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Needs work to be fair to children with SEND Catriona Moore
January 7, 2025The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have its second reading in Parliament tomorrow (8/1/25), with “delivering change” and “breaking…Continue reading »