Parents whose children with special needs (SEND) are being failed by the government protesting on Monday outside the offices of Oxfordshire County Council, a nationwide action called by the SEND Sanctuary campaign (Photo: Geoff Taylor)

Pair of childrens' shoes with label summarising SEND related failures by the state (Photo: Geoff Taylor)

Three pairs of childrens' shoes with labels summarising SEND related failures by the state (Photo: Geoff Taylor)

SEND Sancturary poster explaining the protest: EVERY PAIR TELLS A STORY. Each pair of shoes laid today represents a child who has been failed by the education system and the special education needs and disability system SEND.

🥀 Send education is ‘buckling and broken’ — Labour must step up

Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) held almost 100 demonstrations outside council offices on Monday about the failure of Send education.

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On Monday morning (Nov 3), pairs of shoes were carefully placed on the steps of the Town Hall with a sign that said “every pair tells a story” 🤍 #everypairtellsastory

Families gathered at Torquay Town Hall on Monday for #EveryPairTellsAStory, displaying children’s shoes to highlight failures in the SEND system. Torbay joined 92 areas calling for accountability, inclusion and reform. Shoes will be donated to Barnardo’s.

'Our kids are broken': SEND parents in South London stage protest Children in Kingston and Richmond have missed out on school for months or even years because of a lack of specialist places and support

Many of our families were represented
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Every Pair Tells a Story” – Families Lay Children’s Shoes Outside Bath’s Guildhall to Highlight SEND Crisis On Monday 3rd November 2025, families gathered outside the Bath and North East Somerset Council Offices to take part in a peaceful national action called Every Pair Tells a Story. Pairs of children…

Pairs of children’s shoes were laid out to represent children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who have been failed and not been given the right support to thrive.
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Dozens of pairs of shoes on the grass. The ones nearest the camera bear a label: "Freddy's school didn't support, instead expelled him!"

Carla stands on the grass outside City Hall in Bristol surrounded by dozens of shoes each of which tells the story of a child who has been failed by the current SEND system

A handwritten note from Carla, and her hand just after pinning it on the board

Our SEND system is broken and it's failing children and their families. They deserve better - their voices must be heard by government.

Today I joined the #EveryPairTellsAStory demo in Bristol. Each pair of shoes represents a child who has been failed by the SEND system.

Picture of numerous pairs of chikdrens shoes on the steps of county hall norfolk. ##everypairtellsastory in silent protest and raising the childrens voices for those failed by SEND education system in England. Picture is shoes on the steps all with a tag attached telling a childs story.

Dropped off shoes on behalf of small, & also some friends as part of the sharing of childrens voices and the harm being caused because of lack of appropriate support & provision. #everypairtellsastory #SEND #TheSendSanctury #letuslearntoo #Norfolk #norfolkcountycouncil #countyhall

This morning, I stood alongside families outside Norfolk County Hall for #EveryPairTellsAStory. Each pair of shoes lying on the ground represents a child who has been failed by the SEND system.

That's going to be an awful lot of shoes!
#Worcestershire's HQ is County Hall - unoccupied for quite some time, so should the shoes be outside Wildwood or another location they're using, @chairworcscc.bsky.social? Or County Hall anyway because there's lots of room? #EveryPairTellsAStory

shoes left in pairs with tags on

shoes left in pairs with tags on

On 3 Nov, parents carers across England are taking part in #EveryPairTellsAStory, organised by #SENDSanctuary. They'll each put a pair of children’s shoes outside their LA's HQ representing a child who's been failed. More here: www.sendsanctuaryuk.co.uk/ev... www.facebook.com/share/16TyD...

Monday 3rd November @ Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place. Cockshot Hill, Reigate 10:30-13:00
#EveryPairTellsAStory #SEND #Surrey

Children’s shoes to be placed outside Bedford Borough Hall to highlight SEND delays and shortages - Bedford Independent Families will lay out pairs of children’s shoes outside Bedford Borough Hall on Monday, 03 November as part of the national...

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Kingston 3rd November

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