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On SNJ Today: A good idea built on wishful thinking and shaky foundations. @captaink77.bsky.social finds the DfE's Experts at Hand may sound promising, but the #SENDreforms rely on vague delivery plans, faulty assumptions and a workforce that doesn't exist: www.specialneedsjungle.com/experts-at-h...
Our free, on-demand webinars look at the dual diagnosis of Down’s syndrome and autism.
An introduction to the dual diagnosis of Down’s syndrome and autism: https://loom.ly/MAJ-OK0
Supporting people who have Down’s Syndrome and autism: https://loom.ly/aYQNomg
Let's GO! Join the Save Our Children's Rights National Protest and regional demonstrations, REGISTER your interest to give an idea of numbers: www.facebook.com/saveourchild... To help or organise your own--even a hyper-local event register here & we'll support you bit.ly/socr-protest
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On SNJ Today: @catrionamoore.bsky.social summarises the week's two pieces of political SEND action and finds a #SENDreform reality check as experts' and policymakers' concerns are growing under scrutiny www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-reform-... #SaveOurChildrensRights
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NEW POST: SNJ co-director, @renatawatts.bsky.social who's also a foster carer, asks where are care-experienced children in the SEND reform proposals? www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-reforms...
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❓Got a minute❓If you don't mind, we have a few quick Qs for your Views how you're finding the SEND Consultation process: forms.gle/zqj4LNJ7ewHg...
NEW POST: The SEND reform reality check: Catriona Moore explains why experts' and policymakers' concerns are growing under scrutiny www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-reform-...
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NEW POST: SNJ's Dr @sharonlsmith.bsky.social writes that considering how poorly families have been treated since the promise of the 2014 reforms, it's hardly a surprise that hope is hard to find www.specialneedsjungle.com/hope-send-fa...
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NEW POST: Part 2 The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’. Taking a closer look at the life-changing impact of EOTAS packages and what the Government must do to protect children's legal rights to access them. www.specialneedsjungle.com/part-2-invis...
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On SNJ Today: Part one of our article about why the Invisible lifeline of #EOTAS, is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’ and it’s unfathomable it’s been ignored by the Schools White Paper's SEND proposals: www.specialneedsjungle.com/invisible-li...
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NEW POST: Matt Walker of the @thenfer.bsky.social discusses their research into the benefits and risks of Mainstream Inclusion Bases: Can they help solve the SEND crisis? www.specialneedsjungle.com/inclusion-ba...
🚨 New IPSEA research on SEND support for disadvantaged families: Breaking Barriers.
Dr Mitchell's interviews included:
⚪️ Barnardo's
⚪️ Youth Justice
⚪️ Adoption UK
⚪️ Black Child SEND.
Three findings 🧵1/5
* Write to your MP. Ask them to disclose: • Any ministerial briefings or written guidance received from the Secretary of State or the DfE on SEND reform • Any suggested lines, talking points, or preferred responses • Any guidance received on how constituent views should be framed or reported back to the Minister. And ask them to publish: • The full, unfiltered outcomes of any roundtable, or engagement event • The evidence they are relying on behind any public claims of support • Copies of any submissions or representations they have made to the government Clear. Dignified. Simple. But unwavering. • Wherever a minister claims these reforms represent your voice - respond. • Wherever an MP posts that this is what their constituents asked for - respond. • Wherever a briefing, an interview, a press release appears, claiming that families and professionals support this — respond.
MPs: Make public any DfE guidance about framing SEND feedback. Publish outcomes of SEND events in full. Be honest in representing views.
One is democracy. The other is choreography. measurewhatmatters.co.uk/2026/04/04/s...
Anyone. Just email team@
NEW POST: Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform, says Andrea Honess of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social, supporting children, families and schools to thrive www.specialneedsjungle.com/educational-...
Another new one from me
In this #MindtheKids, hosts @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social explore what happens when children and young people with severe or complex #mentalhealth difficulties are admitted to hospital, with Dr Dawn Cutler and Guy Larrington. https://bit.ly/4uWZ42j
Case in point…
New from me at @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Did you catch our WEBINAR RECORDING? Four expert SEND solicitors discuss the School’s White Paper proposals—video and podcast formats! www.specialneedsjungle.com/webinar-reco...
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NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social explains the Government's carrot and stick funding strategy as it steamrollers over dissent to its SEND reforms, without waiting for evidence or consultation www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
WEBINAR RECORDING: SNJ's Legal Round Table on the #SEND Proposals in the Schools White Paper, with expert SEND solicitors, Hayley Mason Seager, Polly Sweeney, Eleanor Wright, and Kate Cox. Led by the SNJ team www.specialneedsjungle.com/w...
Want to understand what the Schools White Paper and current SEND Consultation means for children and young people who have Down’s syndrome?
Taking place tomorrow, on the 26 March 2026, 7pm, online.
Book your place today if you haven't already : https://loom.ly/CjJ5n5I
WEBINAR RECORDING: Here's a clip from SNJ's Legal Round Table on the #SEND Proposals in the Schools White Paper, with expert SEND solicitor, Hayley Mason Seager, discussing the impact on EHCPs if the proposals go through. www.specialneedsjungle.com/w...
#saveourchildrensrights
Hello, all. I'm writing this thread to ask for your help. I know it's a bit of a downer at the start of a sunny spring weekend, but please read to the end. (1/?)
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NEW POST: Accountability group, Measure What Matters says in their view, the government’s position on the SEND consultation is manufacturing consent where none exists, and it’s an assault on democratic standards that must be resisted www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...
#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDSky
A reminder of this - send both parts to your MP. Children died. The system looked away. Today, the Government is calling the human cost of cutting rights, “reform” [Part 1] www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
1. Check your confirmation email for the link to SEND A QUESTION ahead of time 2. If you cannot now attend, please cancel your registration (link in email confirmation) so someone else can register. This is really important—the webinar is free, but it costs money to put on—please don’t let your ticket go to waste. 3. If you’re coming, a small donation, if possible, would be much appreciated (and thank you so much to those who have!)
If you’re attending our Monday Legal Roundtable
1. SEND A QUESTION via link in email confirmation
2. It’s full, so if you can’t come please cancel—link in email confirmation—so someone else can register
3. A small donation, if possible, is much appreciated
#SaveOurChildrensRights
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On SNJ Today: The DfE's callous response to the #SEND consultation legal challenge shows it's all a sham—parents' views do not matter, and it's determined to kneecap the SEND Tribunal. For our children's sake, we MUST NOT accept it. #SaveOurChildrensRights www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
