NEW POST: Please allow us a little self-congratulation, as Tania Tirraoro FRSA - Special Needs Jungle and Renata Watts FRSA - Special Needs Jungle are nominated as two of 400 Women of the Year, an event for "unsung heroes", now in its 70th year specialneedsjungle.com/recognition-re… #WomenoftheYear2025

This makes me so angry Being sectioned is not just *having a week off to read books and chill* It is done when people are extremely unwell & unsafe As someone who has been sectioned, altho it was necessary because I was psychotic, it was a very traumatising experience

The vast majority of children permanently excluded from primary school have Special Educational Needs. Let’s change that. Let’s invest in them; not only the right thing to do - the only wise thing to do - because every child either becomes a contributor or a cost to the economy.

Only 14% of teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training - yet neurodivergent pupils are twice as likely to be excluded. That’s not inclusion. Sign the petition for mandatory training for all education staff before it closes on 29th Oct! ⏰ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7244…

And one of them presented at the Reform conference...

Incisive analysis from Tania Tirraoro FRSA - Special Needs Jungle as always.

Today Bridget Phillipson announced that a new target will be set of 90% of 6-year-olds passing the phonics screening check at the end of Year 1. Currently 83% pass at the end of Year 1 and 89% at the end of Year 2. They also announce a new reading test for children in Year 8 at

What a read. In so many ways... georgejulian.co.uk/2025/10/16/10-…

Government calls for 90% of children to be born in September. 🫣

If the default position of public bodies is not to support children with SEND unless their families enforce the law, that will create disadvantage for families who aren’t in a position to do this. The answer? Zero tolerance for public bodies that disregard their legal duties.

Why assume that the parents in this article are SEND parents because the children mentioned have a taxi or mobility car on the drive? Taxis are for any children having to travel over a certain distance. Motobility cars are not necessarily cause of a child archive.is/tRW6Z

CHENEY, Wash. - A former student from Cheney School District has settled a lawsuit for $258,000 over alleged misuse of restraint and isolation practices. The student claims these practices caused severe emotional and psychological harm. khq.com/news/250k-sett… #AgainstRestraint

The system is adversarial but not because of the legislation itself but because there is a lack of LA accountability and effective funding #SENDCrisis #SENDNationalScandal #SaveOurChildrensRights

Study calls for Department for Education to produce a “clearly articulated vision for parental engagement”, which could be used to ensure a coherent approach across policies. Well there’s an idea, eh Georgia Gould - MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Scrapping Motability is going to reduce both the number of Disabled People in work and reduce the number of cars sold. The result is this policy will almost certainly COST more than it will save.

SEND families - parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers and allies. 🧵Please follow this thread and share your SEND story 📖YOUR testimony counts 📩 Reshare on ALL your socials 📢 #shoutSENDtestimonies Measurewhatmatters.blog IPSEA SOS! SEN Special Needs Jungle SEND Action

Thank you Chris Coghlan MP 🔶 for amplifying why we MUST #SaveOurChildrensRights Let’s get those testimonies up to 1000 this weekend. See the post for the testimony link⬇️⬇️

It's the meme!

It's really quite damning that Tes magazine promoted the harmful views of the SEND equivalent of RFK Jr, attracted huge criticism, and is now re-promoting the article because... it got a lot of clicks. Lower than a snake's belly.

"Thousands are taken from their loving mothers" We're delighted to have Claire Glasman and Tracey Norton WinVisible (women with disabilities) deliver an inspiring keynote address about their important campaigning work for women with disabilities, including their Disabled Mothers' Rights Campaign.