Why learners who rely on AAC assistive tech risk losing out from more unintended consequences of the SEND reform proposals ...

One of the most promising-looking initiatives to emerge from England’s SEND reform proposals is the Experts at Hand initiative. Funded with £1.8 billion over three years, the Department for Education ...

You can also watch Nicole participate in a two-part SNJ Conversation on the subject here. It seems that not a day goes by without a new Ofsted Report, inquiry or news article about systemic failings ...

Yesterday, England’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service issued their annual set of statistics about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier Tribunal (SENDIST). SENDIST ...

The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out some welcome ambitions for earlier intervention, clearer pathways and more consistent support. But they land in a system already ...

DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

The SENCO has a critical role to play in ensuring that children with special educational needs and disabilities within a school receive the support they need. Gradually over the years the status and ...

DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

It’s been a long old year, but it’s not over yet – least of all when there’s a fresh data drop from the First Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SENDIST). SENDIST is a legal ...

Mid-December normally means just one thing in the SNJ stats gimp lair – the arrival of a fresh set of annual data about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier ...

The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’, who have been ignored by the Schools White Paper's SEND proposals ...

Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England. This year, these figures will be put under a lot more ...