with Eduardo Reyes, SEND parent, journalist, and #SaveSENDLegalRights London Protest MC As a person who’s much happier writing words down than saying them out loud, I was delighted that I …
SEND has been in the spotlight in Parliament once again this week. The Education Select Committee spent Tuesday morning having a look at the Government’s proposed SEND reforms in order …
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today published a report warning that home-to-school transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is (well-worn …
Well, that didn’t take long. It’s less than a week since the Government published long-awaited proposals for “reforming” the SEND system, and the first steps have already been taken in …
What’s going on at the Department for Education? How can this be happening again? Even though we are all supposed to be in the middle of (checks notes) “the biggest …
If there’s anything that can put a damper on Christmas, it’s the Government’s irony-free announcement of “the biggest national conversation about SEND in a generation”. Only it’s a “conversation” where …
“Until my mid-40s, I was walking around in a myopic daze, still hanging on to the comforting belief that while flawed, the UK state was essentially reasonable and fair… I …
There’s been a fair bit of debate in the media in the last few months about the rising costs of transporting children and young people with SEND to their place …
“The path ahead requires honesty about these challenges while maintaining hope for solutions. This research provides that honesty. It shows us a profession that cares deeply about vulnerable pupils but …
by Matt Keer and Catriona Moore. Graphics by Tania Tirraoro In December 2024, the House of Commons Education Committee launched an inquiry into special educational needs in England. Nine months …
With lots of help from Sharon Smith, Rachel Filmer, Catriona Moore, and Gill Doherty Here we go again. Just days before the spending review (for which the DfE has already …
Rumours abound that the Government is about to publish a white paper on SEND reform that will change the way that children and young people with SEND are supported. In …
SNJ note: Catriona wrote in March about the devastating passing of her beloved daughter, Amy, who had Rett syndrome, at age 17. Today she has written about the aftermath of …
Today, our post is dedicated to Amy Reyes, the daughter of our columnist Catriona Moore, and her husband Eduardo Reyes. Amy is also the sister of Abby Reyes. Devastatingly, Amy …
By Catriona Moore, Policy Manager, IPSEA and Imogen Steele, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Contact One of the questions the House of Commons Education Select Committee is asking as part …
by Catriona Moore and Matt Keer Another day, another report detailing failings in the system that’s supposed to support children and young people with SEND. Today it’s the National Audit …
The Law Commission has spent the last 12 months carrying out a much-needed and long-awaited review of the laws underpinning social care for disabled children in England. The aim is …
“Difficult people are usually having a difficult time.” This observation set the scene at a recent conference organised by the School of Law at the University of Leeds and the …
Not long now until til the general election and each of the main political parties has now committed itself to a manifesto explaining what they would do in government. Politicians …
with Connor Johnston and Efa Jones, Law Commission Today we have a post about the Law Commission Review of Children’s legislation, by two of the people involved in it. Time …
