How did the pandemic impact babies starting school this year? It had a huge impact on children learning to talk and understand words 😢 Read the full article below featuring our CEO Jane Harris, and tune into BBC Breakfast this morning! bbc.in/4cWnYVy

The brutal battle to get help for children with special educational needs “But the H in the EHCP – education, health and care plan – reminds us that Send children are not just being failed educationally.” theguardian.com/education/arti…

NEW POST: Post-16 and mental capacity to litigate at the SEND Tribunal. After a recent Upper Tribunal appeal, public law barrister, Matthew Wyard looks at when a disabled young person can represent themselves… and when they shouldn’t. specialneedsjungle.com/post-16-capaci…

On SNJ Today: When does a disabled young person have mental capacity to represent themselves at the SEND Tribunal? Today's post is from public law barrister, Matthew Wyard who worked on a recent case supporting a young man in an Upper Tribunal appeal. specialneedsjungle.com/post-16-capaci…

SEND is provided by councils via Govt grants. But it's been underfunded for years. Rather than increase grants, the Govt let councils quarantine their SEND overspends. But these are accumulating. English councils have £2.5bn+ in legacy deficits. And the protection ends in 2026...

'Inclusion' key for new Ofsted report cards. Also, after just 18 months, Area SEND inspection framework to be reviewed “to enable local areas to enhance the support they offer” BUT SEND monitoring inspections for areas that “fail” inspections suspended schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusion-a-ke…

This will make a big difference to an anxious child.

DURHAM SEND Inspection: Variable quality of assessment and inconsistent support to meet children's education, health and social care needs, though LA & partners are "ambitious" for disabled children and some partnership work is well embedded. files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/502559…

In case you missed this at the end of last week, the Government has issued an improvement notice issued to Suffolk County Council over its SEND failings assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66c76ebd…

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A national survey conducted as part of University of Exeter research has found huge variation in treatment for ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face once they turn 18. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-y…

An FYI for a couple of upcoming parliamentary debates on SEND: This PM: SEND provision in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/cd… Thurs 5th, Richard Burgon MP's debate on SEND provision 3pm parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/42…

If your child with SEND is entitled to LA Transport, have there been any issues ahead of going back this year? #SEND #SENDTransport

SEND: New attendance rules are unfair on vulnerable students “We need a policy design process that is inclusive, collaborative and reflective of the diverse needs of our student population” tes.com/magazine/teach…

School exclusions rise by fifth in England in past year, study finds and guess which pupils are the most likely to be suspended? theguardian.com/education/arti…

Packed debate today on SEND in parliament: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/42…

In his parliamentary debate on #SEND provision, Richard Burgon MP called for the scrapping of Safety Valve ✅, the cancelling of LA high needs debt ✅ and for government to discourage the demonisation of "pushy parents" who are forced to fight for their children's support. We concur

NEW POST: The SEND “Emergency” debate: scrap safety valve, write-off high needs debt and stop piling trauma on to families- a recap of what happened in Richard Burgon MP 's parliamentary debate specialneedsjungle.com/send-emergency…

On SNJ Today: We have a recap of yesterday's parliamentary SEND “Emergency” debate led by Richard Burgon MP with calls to scrap the #safetyvalve scheme, drop LA SEND debt and stop piling trauma on to families specialneedsjungle.com/send-emergency…