Find SNJ’s Help to respond to the consultation here What a night, what a webinar… “The best webinar I’ve ever been involved with!” said one particularly notable personage. 1 hour …
With Bristol parent carer, Jen Smith, In our SEND Inquiry response, one of the (many) recommendations we have made is for the Department for Education’s controversial SEND Safety Valve scheme …
By Samuel Moss, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers A fab giveaway today: Making Lawful Decisions: a guide for decision-makers on acting within the law by Victoria Butler-Cole KC and Steve Broach …
On March 15 2023, Special Needs Jungle held a webinar exploring the Department for Education’s long-awaited SEND Improvement Plan, something it describes as a “Transformation in SEND” Is it though? …
It’s back! the first episode of our podcast, SNJ in Conversation is here— and it’s one that you won’t want to miss. You should know by now that the Government’s …
While we’re still working on written analyses of the Department for Education’s now-landed “SEND Improvement Plan”, we wanted to bring you something that you could participate in and ask your …
If you didn’t manage to get to our webinar about the legal implications of the SEND Review Green Paper, fear not! We’ve uploaded the recording to our YouTube channel and …
with Dr Kieron Smith, father of a child with Down’s syndrome, followed by legal opinion from barristers, Victoria Butler-Cole QC, Steve Broach, and Nyasha Weinberg of 39 Essex Chambers The …
with Emily Chalke, caseworker at Duncan Lewis Solicitors During the special educational needs assessment that can lead to an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, expert advice and information must …
Our webinar earlier this week in the wake of our #ProvisionDenied report was hugely informative and we’d like to say a massive thank you to our panel of SEND legal …
With Ken Barlow, Waltham Forest SEND Crisis Parents being forced to throw themselves into the legal system in order to secure basic rights for their disabled children is a sad …
*August update: EHCPs are now back in full force and all children are expected back in school in September. However, some schools are still using stringent risk assessments and updated …
The current public health crisis will leave no aspects of our lives untouched. One of the most obvious consequences is the care and support which disabled children and young people …
Tania’s note: Further to our post earlier today about Coronavirus and disabled children, the Government has today published its emergency Coronavirus Bill. The bill has sweeping measures aimed at enabling …
Thousands of children with disabilities will now be properly protected from discrimination in schools after a landmark ruling found the government’s equality laws are unlawful. Just over a month ago, …
Parents of an autistic teenager are going to the Upper Tribunal today to appeal a decision that they say discriminates against children with autism. Thirteen-year-old ‘L’, from Derbyshire, was excluded …
Tania’s note: On Monday, we published a post asking you to send us your evidence for cuts to SEND where you live. You’ve been doing that, thank you, but if …
One of the joys of being a parent of a child with special educational needs is working out why schools and local authorities do things the way they do. Sometimes …
At the end of last year, there was much excitement in the world of SEND when the second edition of the Disabled Children – a legal handbook was published. For …
You may have heard that in the new SEN system, parents can ask for support through an Education, Health and Care Assessment by an Independent Supporter. Families can ask for …
