SEND reforms – some legal myths and realities
Tania’s note: Today, we are delighted to feature a guest post from Steve Broach. For those who don’t already know him (and that is probably very few, if any, of you), Steve …
Tag: Green paper SEN
The end is nigh – deadlines and concerns around the Code of Practice
The Special Educational Consortium (SEC) is a group of organisations who promote the rights of disabled children and children with special educational needs. This week they have announced that they …
The Code of Practice – our best endeavours
Back in March, the Indicative Draft of the new SEN Code of Practice was launched – all 86 pages of it. Our initial view was that it was rougher than …
Special Needs Jungle at the Paces Seminar
On Wednesday, Debs will be at the Paces Seminar -“The Biggest Changes in Special Education in 30 years”. Paces: Supporting parents supporting children and young people with disabilities into independent …
Pupil ranking plans are an epic fail for SEN children
Oh dear. We’ve always said communication is an issue with the SEN reforms but it’s fairly obvious that it spans education as a whole. Can someone please let David Laws …
Brian Lamb’s 10 Top Tips for Engaging Parents
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 …
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Children and Families Bill – you need to act now [1]
Debs writes…. Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to Jane McConnell (IPSEA‘s Chief Executive) speak at the Towards a Positive Conference. As Jane spoke, I realised that the …
Key Working : Whose Job Is It Anyway?
When the SEND Green Paper was launched in March 2011, the Department for Education said they would “test the role of key workers”. Several parents approached our parent-carer forum in …
Chinese Whispers and Garth’s Uncle
As you may have read on Friday, Special Needs Jungle has a new regular contributor in Debs Aspland, the director of Kent PEPS and parent of three children, all with …
Speech Therapy to stay within educational provision – so said the man from the DfE
One question on many lips in the reform to the special educational needs system is, with the inclusion of health in an EHCP, where will speech and language provision end …
The draft SEN reform bill – some reactions
So fare thee well, Miss Teather, just as the draft bill is published, you get the boot from your job. Hardly seems fair, really, when you’ve done so much of …
Draft SEN legislation published and a response to my open letter to Sarah Teather
Well today is the day – the draft legislation has, rather unexpectedly, been published for the reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs. It had been said to have …
SEN Green Paper response round up and other special needs stories
It’s been something of an eventful week for both Special Needs and Special Needs Jungle. Last week, I was called up by a reporter from the Daily Telegraph to ask …
SEN Green Paper: Ministerial “Detailed response” expected next week
So, next week government ministers will set out their detailed response and reform timetable as their next steps in the SEN Green Paper. They’ve been saying it’s ‘imminent’ since February, so …
Special needs experts offer views for Labour’s SEN policy review
Earlier this week, I attended a meeting at Westminster for Labour’s SEN policy review, chaired by MP, Sharon Hodgson, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Families. Mrs Hodgson is herself the …
Exciting news – a conference speaking invitation
I have exciting news – I am to be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming SEN Conference, Towards a Positive Future that is to take place in Newbury in June. …
SEN conference, Towards a Positive Future, Review part one.
I attended a very interesting conference on special educational needs on Friday. It was held to mark the launch of a new organisation aimed at providing a ‘one stop shop’ …
The SEN Green Paper: history repeating – from SEN Magazine
The following article extract is taken with permission from SEN Magazine, the UK’s leading special educational needs magazine. The SEN Green Paper: history repeating More than three decades after her …