If you want a copy of our guidance on SEN and Health Care law please email our Mr Quinn at [email protected]

For anyone that is interested see below link to our recent successful Judicial Review case judiciaryni.uk/sites/judiciar…

We have noticed an annual recurring trend of children (with and without Statements of SEN) being excluded from formal education, often for months at a time (and sometimes more than a year). As a result their education and emotional welfare suffers. They often miss out on....

an entitlement to therapies and the curriculum. The right to education is an actual Human Right protected by, amongst other laws, the European Convention on Human Rights. If a child loses out on that right to education, such a breach can be compensated in a number of different..

suffered educational loss, however long ago it was, and what we can do for your child. Legal aid is normally available for such cases...

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Every single SEN parent gets this 🥲

The amount of funding for special educational needs (SEN) in Northern Ireland is £65m less than what is needed this year, a report from the Department of Education says. bbc.in/476Ja8S

Check out the link below👇to access SEN Reform NI's comprehensive evidence session at Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs Committee UK Parliament addressing Special Education Needs (SEN) provision in Northern Ireland. #EducationForAll youtube.com/watch?v=RunA9c…

The UK government's neglect of NI is alarming & underscores the need to protect the rights of the most vulnerable in society, especially children with SEN. These rights limit the governments power to decimate public services with their punitive budgets. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

New NI Education Minister Paul Givan inherits a critical challenge: ensuring ALL children thrive, not just some. Past failures for SEN children can't be repeated. Equitable access to education should be the norm, not a fight. We need this Assembly to deliver for our children.

Is Education Authority fit for purpose? Apparently not, according to our elected representatives, particularly in relation to SEN provision #SENreformNeeded

At Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education meeting, Education NI outlined a long-term vision for SEN but failed to address the urgent needs of children currently in or entering the system, labeled 'in crisis' by Chris Quinn Children's Law Centre (CLC) & others. This lack of an immediate action plan is deeply concerning.

Positive meeting with Paul Kavanagh of SEN Reform NI Addressing the SEN crisis is an absolute priority for my office and I. We are committed to representing the views of children and parents. I am calling on urgent action from Paul Givan Education NI Education Authority Department of Health

Just released Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report highlights the worrying state of SEN provision in NI. Persistent underinvestment has normalised the placement of children in unsuitable, ill-equipped mainstream settings & significant shortage of nursery places - all expected to worsen this year

Today, Education Minister Paul Givan told MLAs that the position in 2024 is “extremely challenging” with more than 1,000 additional SEN places in schools needing to be found in Northern Ireland by September.

What we learned from Education NI evidence session: Not a crisis (despite others saying so). 1000 new school places needed, but schools hesitant to come forward (prob due to staffing & resource issues). Education NI & Department of Health lack coordination, & no End2End review timeline

We knew things were bad, but this report reveals situation is beyond staggering. Spend per child pails in comparison to all other jurisdictions in UK. It's unacceptable. The ramifications of stop start governance are now painfully evident, & it’s our children who are suffering.

Caoimhe Archibald MLA We acknowledge the funding challenges, but the Education Authority is legally obligated to ensure proper placements for children with SEN. Our children suffered disproportionately from cuts under Chris Heaton-Harris punitive 23/24 budget. We will not tolerate a repeat.

The annual "SEN Hunger Games," as aptly described by a parent, has begun. Parents of children with SEN face another summer of anxiety as they battle for appropriate school placements. It's the same story, year after year. #EducationForAll