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Disabled children are not widgets. Removing rights isn’t the answer to the SEND crisis
In the last few months here at SNJ Towers, it feels like we’re playing a never-ending whack-a-mole tournament. Report after report about how terrible the SEND system is and how removing disabled ...
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Language matters: Why the definition of SEND is shifting, and why we should be worried
Back in July, we covered the ISOS Partnership report, funded by two councils’ bodies, that made a highly dubious case for sweeping reform to the SEND system in favour of (you guessed it) local ...
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Will £740m make mainstream truly accessible? Plus SEND safety valve deals halted—we call that a win!
The government also announced the appointment of a chairperson, Professor Karen Guldberg, to head up a recently-announced “Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group” - a team of “experts that will work ...
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Language matters: Why the definition of SEND is shifting, and why we should be worried
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND ...
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What’s happening with the SEND & AP Change Programme— November 2024 update
Should we ‘mind the gap’ of disabled pupils’ attainment? Or is it really an indictment of how success is measured?
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Commons committee lets the Department for Education off the hook—so we’ll do the scrutiny instead
Call me weird, but I was quite looking forward to this hearing of the Commons Public Accounts Committee this week. The National Audit Office report was so damning, I was relishing the opportunity to ...
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Think work first: Supporting young disabled people into work
Should we ‘mind the gap’ of disabled pupils’ attainment? Or is it really an indictment of how success is measured?
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The Ombudsman wants to investigate complaints about schools: Will the government listen?
Last week, England’s Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) issued a triennial review report. Every three years, LGSCO surveys its complaints caseload and makes recommendations to central ...
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NAO: The Government has no clear SEND plan and should consider “whole-system reform” to incentivise mainstream inclusion
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND ...
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Intersectionality in SEND experiences
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Inside Surrey’s SEND Crisis: Case officers reveal the inner workings of a broken system
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND ...
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More “bold” reform for SEND and more children in mainstream—but how mainstream is it really?
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND ...