Special needs funding claims in English schools ‘increasingly being refused’ theguardian.com/education/2024…

I'm going to phrase this very carefully so my notifications don't end up a bin fire. There is something a bit odd in seeing a profession that has a workforce with a majority of women so often being told how to do their job by high profile men.

Speech and language challenges in schools are at a critical point, but the causes and solutions are complex, finds Zofia Niemtus. So, what should schools be doing? tes.com/magazine/teach…

5 free websites every teacher should be using in class in 2025

EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms, adviser confirms schoolsweek.co.uk/ehcp-shake-up-…

Council bankruptcy fear ‘dominates’ SEND reform thinking – DfE aide schoolsweek.co.uk/council-bankru…

Children with special needs in England may lose legal right to school support #specialneeds theguardian.com/education/2025…

I would love to know what possesses people who have never worked a day in the classroom to comment on a video made by a teacher talking about teaching to say how easy teaching is and how selfish teachers are

SEND reforms: the backlash begins schoolsweek.co.uk/fierce-send-ba… #specialneeds #SEND

UK budget strains deepen ahead of Reeves' spending review reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pu… #send #specialneeds

Universally Useful #SEND CPD: Whole School SEND Universal SEND Services online training for schools is quality assured and FREE to access, funded by Department for Education. A range of learning journeys is available for every career stage. bit.ly/40s8ODf

We told the Education Select Committee how to solve the SEND crisis – so what happens next? ipsea.org.uk/blog/we-told-t… #send #specialneeds

One in four pupils in England ‘disengage’ when they move to secondary, report finds #attendance #schools theguardian.com/education/2025…

"Power doesn't change people, it just takes away the need to pretend.The righteous protects,the ambitious abuses, the insecure becomes a tyrant. It is not power that corrupts, it is the true face of each that emerges when there is no longer fear of consequences. "Anthony Hopkins

Erosion of non-statutory support for children & young people w/ SEND is argument for strengthening legal rights not weakening them. Report says children often don’t get support until they get EHC plan. Solution to this can’t be to pull the rug of legal protection from under them.

On SNJ Today: Will Bridget Phillipson listen when #SEND parents tell her not to touch legal entitlements—and not just for #disabled children’s “current” rights? And why don't LA proxies want to listen to what parents are actually saying? specialneedsjungle.com/education-secr… #Disability

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EHCP tribunals: why schools’ struggles must guide SEND reform tes.com/magazine/analy…

Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-owne…