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One of the disabled children we advocate for is being placed in a SHED—yes, you read that correctly—a shed on his school playground in England. Starting tomorrow, he will be in this shed. Shockingly, the school and others seem fine with this arrangement. Photos to come...

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.🧠🌱

"Go back to the Department for Education & rip up the behaviourist approach to education. It creates a world where neurodiverse children, those with anxiety, mental health and even the timid cannot survive." Absolutely agree 💙Rachael Maskell MP 👏 Square Peg Not Fine in School

Teachers stopping kids using the toilet is child abuse and a human rights violation

Well said Richard Burgon MP 👏👏👏👏 we've had a school try to paint us as unreasonable, pushy, lying on record, anything to avoid meeting their legal & moral duty. Time for change.

local authority Officers / elected members making parent carers children and young people SEND making our lives a living misery You are servants not masters All public office-holders are both servants of the public and stewards of public resources. gov.uk/government/pub…

NEW POST: The SEND “Emergency” debate: scrap safety valve, write-off high needs debt and stop piling trauma on to families- a recap of what happened in Richard Burgon MP 's parliamentary debate specialneedsjungle.com/send-emergency…

This week I led a packed debate for MPs on the SEND crisis. A massive thank you to all the organisations and individuals who provided MPs with briefings and who shared their experiences with me including on social media. Below is the opening of my speech. You can watch the

We're always yold that days off school limit life chances. So why does a yr6 bright child who helps care for her mum get excluded? Because she dies her hair. Shameful.metro.co.uk/2024/09/05/gir…

Chatting to my son's friend yesterday. He tells me... “I don't understand why some teachers demand so much respect from us, when they offer so little to us.”

It’s draining focusing on children doing the wrong things, if you want to catch children out then it’s not hard to create new innovative and petty things to punish for But children will be miserable And adults will be miserable Which is what is happening

My fellow SEN parents, please, if you need help or support, absolutely please visit Sarah Skerman website. “Empowering Families” Click on the link please. empoweringsendfamilies.co.uk

Thanks for all the support around my daughter & the failed SEND education system for Disabled children. I was stunned at the similar stories & comments from beautiful parents & their children being similarly affected. It’s unfair on our kids. Love you all & solidarity. Goodnight.

SENDCos & Heads please stop being so quiescent & reactive with SEND & funding: *TELL LA they are breaking law & what will happen *TELL them what funding is required by you to implement section F of each EHCP - on consultation & at any time *TELL them to secure EHCP provisions

Tune in today - Woman's Hour: Is the SEND System Working? BBC Woman's Hour is broadcasting a special live show exploring how mothers are bridging the gaps in the SEND system. Our Policy Manager, Catriona Moore, will be on the guest panel. Listen from 10am. bbc.in/3ZhUyhb

In plain English, this means please stop waiting to be told how much funding you can have. Take the initiative: state how much is required to provide section F. Assertiveness is a key part of my Law & Funding training and I am now booking from mid March to July 2025. Please DM 😊

Hundreds of children with SEN missing from education - analysis - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We’re coming live from the BBC Radio Theatre as Woman’s Hour shines a spotlight on how the UK educates children with special needs and disabilities. @bbcnuala will be joined by a panel to discuss - from EastEnders actress Kellie Bright to @ChildrenComm Dame Rachel de Souza ⬇️

1/3 A reason the Children & Families Act 2014 has failed is because the Office of the Children's Commissioner at the time failed to conduct a robust Equalities Act Impact Assessment, under the Equality Act 2010 for the Children & Families Bill in 2013. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The recent ResearchEd conference included a post about "interuptions" in the classroom. As I have a suspicion that ResearchEd isn't particulary research-led I was prompted to write an article titled "How ResearchEd gets it wrong". You can read it here: teaching-maths.com/how-resed-gets…