On SNJ Today: Parent carers protest their treatment at the hands of Cheshire West and Chester SEND team that they say is 'actively detrimental to their mental health' Are you planning a SEND protest?
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SEND reforms pilot already nine months behind schedule. Amanda Allard, director of the Council for Disabled Children, said the #EHCP proposals for strengthened mediation and tailored lists had gone down “like a bucket of cold sick”.
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Transcript of short, wholly unsatisfactory debate in the Commons on Children with SEND theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=20…

On SNJ: Parents in Cheshire West protest their treatment by the LA's SEND team that they say is damaging to their mental health as well as to their disabled children's education and future: specialneedsjungle.com/parent-carers-…

NEW POST: More parent carers stage SEND protests—this time in Cheshire West and Chester, where in a survey, 92.3% said engaging with their local SEN Team was 'actively detrimental to their mental health'
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#PIPconsultation : Wait...is this ANOTHER government disability consultation without accessible response options? AND you have to do the form in one go? They really don't understand disability—and they don't want to, they just want to stop paying benefits
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Sharing for Stella Chatzitheochari University of Warwick researching the experiences of working-class disabled people aged 18-30 in seeking support, navigating education/employment. 1-hour online/phone call. £20 voucher, as thanks. Contact [email protected]

The Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) which Disability Rights UK co-lead release a statement on The Health and Disability Green Paper

The paper was announced after yesterdays reckless assault on Disabled people and benefits

Read the full response here: 👇disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabilit…

Parents of excluded pupils say the system ‘failed them’. They’re want the government to improve mainstream school resources and are crocheting a huge blanket as part of their awareness campaign, representing each child excluded bbc.com/news/articles/…

Pupils at a London special school were ‘tortured’ in “calming rooms”, a leaked report shows. But some staff shown on CCTV hitting & kicking pupils, many non-verbal, and leaving them in their urine, are still employed there.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688973…

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND research finds, particularly where “communication difficulties are misconstrued as behavioural issues”.
cypnow.co.uk/news/article/y…

Have you responded? The Law Commission Review of disabled children’s social care legislation: How you can be involved specialneedsjungle.com/law-commission…

Here’s what your child’s 1-1 is made to do: Hundreds of thousands of pupils being taught by low-paid TAs covering for teachers off sick or who’ve quit, says new research. A recruitment crisis + lack of funding means TAs plug gaps for little/no extra pay theguardian.com/education/2024…

On SNJ Today: The DfE's #SEND #SafetyValve debt-relief programme is setting LAs even further in conflict with the law. Parent campaigner @cutscenesuk explains why it needs to be paused for reevaluation and is asking you to sign up: specialneedsjungle.com/stop-safety-va…

If you or your child are experts by experience in speech and language challenges, @speechandlangUK want to hear your views. The survey closes at the end of the month
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On SNJ: Fears the #SEND Safety Valve programme is cutting support to disabled children are proving justified. Parent campaigner, @cutscenesuk is asking you to sign her #petition to suspend the programme: specialneedsjungle.com/stop-safety-va…

NEW POST: Parent campaigners: We need to suspend the SEND Safety Valve programme: @cutscenesuk explains why, and how you can sign to help. specialneedsjungle.com/stop-safety-va…

Mental health experts have criticised lack of government action tackling causes of persistent school absence eg poor emotional wellbeing & poverty. A new report says it's instead making “substantial cuts to preventative support” and stricter fines. cypnow.co.uk/news/article/r…

What’s Derbyshire County Council doing with its Government SEND capital cash? ‘sat on millions’ for special needs school places - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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In Surrey referrals for the children’s Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Assessment Pathway have been suspended. Has anything like that happened near you? mindworks-surrey.org/talking-points…