We did it! Again! Yesterday evening, the Save SEND Legal Rights petition started by Tee-Jay, a fantastic autistic campaigner who is just 15 years old, galloped past the post of …
By Dr Lucy Robinson, Cardiff University During her tenure as education secretary, Bridget Phillipson was clear that her vision for mainstream inclusion involved children being “able to go to school …
The DfE published a Child Rights Impact Assessment on the same day as its Schools White Paper and SEND proposals. It’s something we should have examined earlier, but there is …
You may be feeling like the Department for Education has beaten you into submission this year with confusing consultation after consultation, claiming to be “listening” while analysing your responses with …
by Michelle Windridge, National Education Lead for School-Based Early Years, Twinkl As young children take their first steps across the reception classroom threshold, one thing is certain: we will not …
Earlier this week, we jointly hosted a webinar with SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN on the implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals. And, …
Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity, SOS!SEN recently wrote a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell, to ask for a meeting. We have …
With ChristinaWelsh. Senior Polict Officer, Natspec There’s a growing focus on what inclusion is and, very recently, on education and career options for young people. But there is still a …
While the dust from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s reshuffle begins to settle at the Department for Education, there are still live consultations going on. We’ll soon find out what …
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 …
ITV News has broadcast powerful testimony from a current local authority case officer describing working inside a toxic culture of deliberate instruction, obstructing vulnerable children from accessing statutory SEND support. …
— This survey has now closed, please look out for the report in the autumn— As Sir Kier Starmer’s resignation sinks in, you may be wondering if or how a …
“We note that in several important areas including routes to redress, governance accountability, and the role of health services, our approach does not fully align with the Committee’s proposals. However, …
by Justina Asafu-Adjaye, Education Consultant and Parent Advocate As the conversation about SEND reform continues, it’s important to keep in mind the children whose needs remain the least visible or …
Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) provided more details on Experts at Hand, one of the most important parts of its changes to the English SEND system. We ran …
Just because the consultation is over, it does not mean we can just sit back and wait to find out what Government AI will make of whatever your submitted. The …
with Coram Children’s Legal Centre Since the pandemic, school exclusions have been rising. The government has included tackling exclusions in its Schools White Paper, though it stops short of the …
with Philippa Stobbs OBE Pens down! And breathe. The chaos of the SEND consultation period is over. Unless, of course, the judicial review that’s still pending orders it to be …
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 …
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 …
