Parents told us from the very start that the Government’s SEND “National Conversation” felt anything but conversational. We wrote about it at the time, describing how parents were left with …
SNJ Intro: At SNJ, we’ve long argued that meaningful change in SEND can only happen when parent carers are genuinely listened to; this means engaging with a broad, diverse community …
Last month, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson delayed the publication of the Schools White Paper, and along with it, any changes to SEND. She said there would be a “period of …
Guest article by Dr Jill Pluquailec, Gill O’Connor, and Emma Sadler, Sheffield Hallam University SNJ Intro: When the SEND Review was announced in 2022, we knew better than to trust …
With: Saira Minhas and Joanna Griffin Co-production was the buzzword in the 2014 SEND reforms, intended to usher in an era of SEND professionals working in partnership with parents. Co-production …
with Maria Carney, Whole School SEND Universal SEND Services offers government-funded special educational needs training for schools. Today, Maria Carney gives us an update and how your school can get …
As part of the Department for Education-funded “What Works in SEND” programme, researchers at the University of Warwick are seeking to gather the views of children, young people and parents/carers …
with Dr Joanna Griffin, University of Warwick Dr Joanna Griffin is a university researcher, psychologist and a parent carer. She’s currently working on a new online programme for family carers …
‘Critically, we agree with what we heard during the consultation: that the national system should be co-produced with families, children and young people, so we can build their confidence that …
Carrie Grant MBE, SEND parent, advocate, and media personality is back to talk about her new book, “Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in UK schools: A parent’s perspective,” Teachers …
Back when my youngest was in mainstream, they didn’t yet have statutory support. Although the infant feeder school would have sent notes on to the junior school, as their parent, …
Tania’s note: Matt Keer, the parent of children who are deaf, is a whizz at figures. He’s written for us before and helped SNJ numerous times. Happily, he’s joining now our team …
Parent carers often emphasise what they’d like to have more ‘respect’ from practitioners and service providers. But what does that actually mean? For some, that may mean referring to us …
Last week, we asked if you had any views on the SEND reforms in your area so we could pass them on to the SEN Minister, Ed Timpson when SNJ …
A month in and the new SEN system is still an unknown quantity for many schools. SENCos are still getting to grips with what will replace the IEP and are …
Since the publication of the Lamb Inquiry on Parental Confidence in Special Educational Needs, I am often asked what are the best ways of ensuring that parent’s confidence is increased …
Debs writes… The Children and Families Bill, currently working its way through parliament is very big on practitioners in education, health and social care working in partnership with parents – …
Tania writes: Last week I spoke at a top-level conference for council Chief Executives and Leaders from the SE7 – seven local authorities across the south-east of England. I was …
