CrowdJustice SEND accountability: When the law says “must”, local authorities cannot treat it as “maybe”

Help Measure what Matters challenge the practices that leave children without education… and families fighting the same battles, again and again. A child’s education should never depend on whether a …

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 principle of Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) in an …

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 is used just for SEND. There is nothing in the …

“Why would anyone in government think that was an okay idea?” #SaveSENDLegalRights

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 …

Why “Specialist Provision Packages” are a Trojan horse, reducing the EHCPs rights of children with SEND

We’re hearing a lot of parents wondering what to do about the White Paper SEND proposals. Why aren’t people making a bigger noise? Some are misinterpreting a perceived muted response …

The Department for Education needs a plumber, better policymakers, less panic, and someone who truly understands SEND

Someone, clearly, was not prepared to wait for Monday’s expected reveal of the Schools White Paper, with its feared SEND section in whatever form that will be.  Yesterday, The Times …

A sceptics eye on government EHCP prep research shows the “deranged” numbers just don’t add up

A few days ago, the Department for Education (DfE) announced more funding to train educational psychologists, following a research report about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The report looked …

EXCLUSIVE: LAs largely ignored Government’s “strong recommendation” on how to spend SEND Capital cash

It’s hard to keep track of things with the current flurry of recent reports, ‘open conversations’ and shady briefings on SEND. But back in March 2025, the government announced some …