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Commons committee lets the Department for Education off the hook—so we’ll do the scrutiny instead
Call me weird, but I was quite looking forward to this hearing of the Commons Public Accounts Committee this week. The National Audit Office report was so damning, I was relishing the opportunity to ...
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How government-funded schools’ SEND training has young people’s experiences at its core.
SEND is an existential threat to LAs’ financial sustainability; junking the SEND Tribunal is part of the answer, claims new report ...
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Delivering better value in SEND? Much of a new review is based on deep and fatal flaws that may uproot the SEND system
Last week, the National Audit Office (NAO) issued a damning report on the state of SEND in England. On the same day, the Department for Education also issued a report on what consultants had learned ...
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More “bold” reform for SEND and more children in mainstream—but how mainstream is it really?
Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson yesterday announced in a speech that “Now is the time for bold reform,” for SEND. More reform, while the current “reforms” are not yet implemented. Yes, more ...
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Kent’s beleaguered SEND leaders distort parent carer views with positive spin in DfE feedback
It’s an old saying about bureaucracies: bad news doesn’t make it to the top until it’s too late. That applies doubly to SEND, particularly when that bad news comes from parents. Let’s take the case of ...
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“Lack of stigma” blamed for rising SEND? We will NEVER be ashamed of our disabled children
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the recent National Audit Office report into the “value for money” of the SEND system has exacerbated negative attitudes towards disabled children and their parents ...
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Inside Surrey’s SEND Crisis: Case officers reveal the inner workings of a broken system
Today, we’re looking at a surprisingly frank report from Surrey about their SEND that’s relevant wherever you live, but first, if you saw the budget yesterday, you’ll be aware that Chancellor, Rachel ...
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The new research-informed MetaSENse database of interventions for pupils with SEND
As parents of children labelled as having Special Educational Needs, we are encouraged to work in co-production with our child or young person's education setting, and to be involved in planning the ...
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Tapping: A gentler way to deal with EBSA and school anxiety? Free workshop offered
If your child struggles with school anxiety and you don’t know where to turn, you may be interested in a free workshop being offered for parent carer readers of SNJ on Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT ...
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NAO: The Government has no clear SEND plan and should consider “whole-system reform” to incentivise mainstream inclusion
Another day, another report detailing failings in the system that’s supposed to support children and young people with SEND. Today it’s the National Audit Office laying out the problems and having a ...
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NAO: The Government has no clear SEND plan and should consider “whole-system reform” to incentivise mainstream inclusion
News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND ...