This is Part two of yesterday’s article about EOTAS, the out of school EHCP package that’s been completely ignored in the SEND proposals of the Schools’s White Paper. One of …
There is no denying the Government’s Schools White Paper is a lengthy document with considerable detail about the reforms Labour wants to implement to our SEND system. But there is …
by Cathy Wassell, CEO & Founder, Autistic Girls Network & The Haven As we continue to analyse the Government’s proposals to slash more SEND rights than it creates, today, we …
This is part 2. You can find part 1 here. Our coverage of the Schools White Paper follows later today and all week Below is a selection of the testimonies …
On the day that the Schools White Paper is published, containing draft plans to reduce children’s rights, public accountability group, Measure What Matters is publishing the results of an investigation …
Alice Reeves, parent It’s clear the Government is trying to push more children, particularly neurodivergent ones, away from specialist settings to mainstream schools or units, where thousands have already been …
Last week, Wes Streeting announced a review into rising diagnoses of autism, ADHD, and mental health conditions. “Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’” yelled a Times headline, atop …
by Sharren Bridges, parent and founder of Jen’s Acorn Content warning: This article contains sensitive content involving the suicide of a young person. Please take care as you read. The …
by Natalia James, University of Sussex Across UK schools, behaviour is increasingly monitored, scored and sanctioned. While some see behaviour-tracking as a way to promote order and consistency, for disabled …
by Rachel Filmer, Dr Sharon Smith and Tania Tirraoro Yesterday, we gave you our first analysis of a chunk of the Education Committee’s SEND Inquiry report, “Solving the SEND Crisis”. …
By Guest Authors Tania Robinson and Colleen Brannon SNJ Intro: A while ago, we wrote about the efforts by some local NHS bodies to limit neurodiversity assessment referrals by demanding …
By Dr Neil Alexander-Passe This is the second of two articles on the ‘school to prison’ pipeline by Dr Alexander-Passe. The first introduced the topic and examined young people with …
With John Harris, journalist and parent of James, a young autistic person Journalist and author John Harris, who writes for The Guardian, among others, is one of the strongest voices …
With waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessment extending to several years, the government and the NHS are looking for novel ways to cut those numbers. The government recently announced …
The question we’re asking today is, should for-profit organisations be allowed to run special schools? Should we allow the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children to be left in the …
With Vicci Wells is Head of Sport at the Youth Sport Trust (YST), For the last three years, we at ASK Research Partners have been working with the Youth Sport …
with Carrie Grant and Renata Blower Carrie Grant is a well-known figure for her work on TV and as a vocal coach, along with her husband of 38 years, singer, …
Our SEND parent community is wise and knowledgeable, and we like to tap them for their views now and again. A while ago, I set the following topic: What are …
Attention, Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD) remains a controversial topic for all sorts of reasons. Research illuminates just by how much the ADHD debate is a can of worms; multi-layered, emotive, …
A little while ago someone on my Facebook posted a meme that supposedly showed the functional age of a child with ADHD according to their chronological age. The meme contained …
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