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

Tee-Jay’s petition is a reminder that children and young people with SEND are not passive recipients of policy initiatives.

Catriona Moore has a background in policy and communications and has worked for a number of health, social care and disability organisations. When her younger daughter was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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

SNJ Note: We’ve been hearing of increased attempts by local authorities to cease EHCPs at Post-16 stage. As we are approaching the deadline for post-16 transition EHCPs Nicole Lee, senior solicitor at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sharon Smith is a co-director for Special Needs Jungle and is the mother of a young lady who has Down's syndrome. She undertook doctoral research at the University of Birmingham, exploring inclusion ...

SNJ Intro: Today’s post is from Measure What Matters, an independent public initiative examining transparency, accountability, and ethics across local government and public services- beginning with ...