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.

This is a very terrible idea—and teachers think so too. “Teachers to take greater role in carrying out SEND assessments, says Phillipson” archive.is/AKoZj

Tom Starkey The quote they used in the article doesn’t back the headline up: they’ve probably mixed up routine assessment with statutory EHC needs assessment Entirely possible that the headline might eventually end up being true… …but the language from that quote has been waterboarded

Boris Johnson Faces COVID Inquiry as Long Covid Children Demand Recognition and Accountability. He's called Long Covid: 👉 B*ll*cks 👉 Made up like "Gulf War Syndrome" It's time for answers... Our #PressRelease: longcovidadvoc.com/borisjohnsonin…

BREAKING: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Covid Inquiry for first time since 2023. The inquiry will investigate the pandemic's impact on children and the Johnson government's decision to close schools. Sky's Kamali Melbourne reports. trib.al/0bM0Uuf

Sky News Kamali Melbourne Johnson,Sunak and Hancock should be prosecuted and jailed!

Today, in our final week of public hearings for Module 8: Children and Young People, we will hear evidence from former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson and Sir Matthew Rycroft.

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, is giving evidence to the Inquiry today.

"We probably did go too far" Boris Johnson responds to questions on lockdown rules for children. trib.al/0bM0Uuf 📺 Sky 501 & YouTube

BREAKING: Former Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley has been charged with offences of fraud and misconduct in public office. trib.al/kdXA2Dr 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Sarah Hannett KC - The government never communicated the risk of Long Covid to parents in summer 2021, do you accept that it ought to have done so? Johnson - Well certainly if we had advice about particular risks to children about Long Covid then we should have done so.

Appalling decision by a dreadful Reform administration at Worcestershire County Council this week to cancel a new school for Worcester and ignore an opposition proposal to put a school on redundant County Hall site that will condemn children to spend hours every day travelling by

NEW POST: October is PoTS Awareness Month. Today's post is about understanding Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome and how schools can help children with the condition specialneedsjungle.com/living-pots-un… PoTS UK

October is PoTS awareness month—PoTS is the main reason I use a wheelchair —but I’m lucky it didn’t blow up when I was younger, as is the case for many. It’s different for every patient— here’s what schools can do to help.

Council warned against making 'dash for County Hall cash' ift.tt/eVQhb8c

"The government is to delay publishing its long-awaited overhaul of SEND provision in England as ministers seek to build a coalition among parents to support its changes" No surprise if true, given the strength of feeling of MPs at the recent debate. theguardian.com/education/2025…

Our response as part of our joint campaign to #SaveOurChildrensRights

NEW POST: More on the announcement that SEND changes are to be rethought—or perhaps just delayed? And the Department for Education letter & a new report from the IPPR both talk of special schools for those with the "most complex needs” What does that even mean? specialneedsjungle.com/send-changes-r…

Total car crash from Reform administration at Worcestershire County Council on Cancelled Worcester School Fiasco. Flabbergasted to find that there are no plans yet to demolish County Hall when it would affect savings in business rates loan of over £500,000 a year, let alone the