Please do not underestimate issues caused by neurodivergence. I know too many people who have dropped through the cracks, some with tragic consequences. They just could not cope. People with autism are supposed to navigate this just to get a test? Unfit for purpose adhduk.co.uk/right-to-cho...

Bold reform is needed but unless there is investment, accountability and system-wide inclusion, EHCPs will remain both essential and overstretched - leaving children in legal limbo, when they should be in schools that can meet their needs as a matter of course. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Great work by Dr Hayley Smith and Dr Natasha Holden. We hope the Government are influenced by them and the psychologists that have signed the petition.

Congratulations @renatawatts.bsky.social and @tanialt.bsky.social So happy that you've been recognised for everything you do.

National Autistic Society response to false and damaging information from the USA www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Thanks to the lobbying of thousands of parents, including our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign, the mood over the future of #EHCPs seems to have shifted. Keep up the great work! Starmer on collision course with MPs who fear SEND reforms mean ‘austerity’ inews.co.uk/news/education/s...#SaveOurChildrensRights

We will fight for our children's rights

On SNJ Today: Big news in SEND this week, including the SEND Inquiry report. First, we look back at yesterday's SEND Petition Debate as MPs speak up for EHCP rights. You need to know what's in store! www.specialneedsjungle.com/s... #SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDdebate

Later today some of the #SaveOurChildrensRights team will be in the public gallery for a Commons SEND debate after our campaign’s 122k signature petition. Earlier, there’s a SEND parent-led rally in Parliament square. Watch the debate live at 4:30pm: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde...#SaveOurChildrensRights

A reluctant share, but it’s important for every SEND parent to understand what his party thinks of them (if you didn’t already): SEND provision is being "hijacked by parents who are abusing the system", the deputy leader of Reform UK has said. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp...

It was great to see Rubik's Cube at the Eastleigh Late Summer Festival.

Here is the campaign website—find out how to Protect the law for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities - www.saveourchildrensrights.o... www.saveourchildrensrights.o... Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights

DR UK Campaigner Mikey Erhardt spoke with Sky News about the Government's chaos and mismanagement, juggling Disabled people's lives. How on earth can they ever expect us to trust them moving forward after this calamity?

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Second attempt to post today’s @quietriotpod.bsky.social. I’ll only add that the quiet empathy shown here over the recent PIP chaos was personally moving (my family has had a triple whammy of serious health issues over 3 years). And the trade news, neglected elsewhere, gave me hope.

Extra 150,000 people will still be forced into poverty despite welfare U-turn

Thank you. This bill has been rushed through and will be very harmful to disabled people and their carers.

'The hefty cut to health-related support, around 50%, will remain in place for new claimants. A dramatic rise in poverty is inevitable.' Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...

150,000 unpaid carers stand to lose their carers’ benefits by the end of the decade. ✍️Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today: https://go.carersuk.org/PM_letter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_wceq86fcfu

NEW POST: After the excitement of hitting 100K signatures, today we examine Spending Review education cash. It was revealed SEND plans will now come in a wider Schools White Paper this autumn. @tanialt.bsky.social and @captaink77.bsky.social share some thoughts www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...

So close to a debate on Parliament. Please sign to retain the legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

NEW POST: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson tells parents their #disabled children’s “current” rights won’t be removed. But council proxies keep pushing to trash SEND legal entitlements. @tanialt.bsky.social and team have a few words www.specialneedsjungle.com/e... #disabled#SENDsky #EHCP

A new study shows ADHD is not be coming more common, but that greater awareness and acceptance are likely to be encouraging more people to seek help. This is undoubtedly the same for autism. www.bbc.com/news/article...

On SNJ Today: What we think of the Government's response to our Save #SEND Legal Rights Petition that misses the point entirely. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains our reaction and why we still need you to get the #petition over the 100k finish line! www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...

This role is too important to be an add on, SENCOs should be included in senior leadership and SEND funding should be ringfenced!

On SNJ Today: Charity, @contactfamilies.bsky.social Fight the “devastating” plans to ban young disabled people from vital elements of Universal Credit benefits. is on SNJ to explain the proposals clearly and what you can do. www.specialneedsjungle.com/f...

The DWP consultation fails to ask people to respond to: Changes to PIP scoring Abolishing the WCA Freezing the UC health element Having a single assessment for both PIP and the UC health element So you MUST write to your MP about it instead. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/dwp-lau...

#DisabilityBenefits in UK are changing so we have made an easy version of the key points. How will these changes affect you? See alt text on images

The Government’s new Health and Disability Green Paper will deliver tiny income gains for up to four million households, at a cost of major income losses for those who are too ill to work or no longer qualify for disability benefit support. 🧵⤵️

In light of leaks Labour could be planning the biggest disability benefit cuts in a decade, I ask: how is this different from life under the Tories?  My @theguardian.com col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is what we’re up against: “The very people making indefensible SEND decisions [for EHCPs] are now advising central government that it’s the Tribunal itself that’s the problem. Not them. And, shockingly, central government is listening” www.specialneedsjung...

Correct tag @johnharris1969.bsky.social

Let your MP know if you've been affected.

If you're planning to respond to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, you have until Friday to do so. Read more about it and find the easy read in our post here: "The curriculum belongs to the nation” Let them know that includes children with SEND www.specialneedsjung...

A book I've collaborated on with Michelle Barton, who works in #SEN, is That's Grief. It goes through the emotions children may experience with grief and loss, to help destigmatise the grieving process. The aim is to support children through one of the most challenging times. amzn.eu/d/7ygN9er

This ⬇️ 😡 Please signpost parents to the charities IPSEA + SOSSEN for support + advice.