MPs: Make public any DfE guidance about framing SEND feedback. Publish outcomes of SEND events in full. Be honest in representing views. One is democracy. The other is choreography. measurewhatmatters.co.uk/2026/04/04/s...

NEW POST: Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform, says Andrea Honess of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social, supporting children, families and schools to thrive www.specialneedsjungle.com/educational-...

Another new one from me

In this #MindtheKids, hosts @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social explore what happens when children and young people with severe or complex #mentalhealth difficulties are admitted to hospital, with Dr Dawn Cutler and Guy Larrington. https://bit.ly/4uWZ42j

Case in point…

New from me at @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social

Did you catch our WEBINAR RECORDING? Four expert SEND solicitors discuss the School’s White Paper proposals—video and podcast formats! www.specialneedsjungle.com/webinar-reco...

NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social explains the Government's carrot and stick funding strategy as it steamrollers over dissent to its SEND reforms, without waiting for evidence or consultation www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

WEBINAR RECORDING: SNJ's Legal Round Table on the #SEND Proposals in the Schools White Paper, with expert SEND solicitors, Hayley Mason Seager, Polly Sweeney, Eleanor Wright, and Kate Cox. Led by the SNJ team www.specialneedsjungle.com/w...

Want to understand what the Schools White Paper and current SEND Consultation means for children and young people who have Down’s syndrome? Taking place tomorrow, on the 26 March 2026, 7pm, online. Book your place today if you haven't already : https://loom.ly/CjJ5n5I

WEBINAR RECORDING: Here's a clip from SNJ's Legal Round Table on the #SEND Proposals in the Schools White Paper, with expert SEND solicitor, Hayley Mason Seager, discussing the impact on EHCPs if the proposals go through. www.specialneedsjungle.com/w...#SEND #saveourchildrensrights

Hello, all. I'm writing this thread to ask for your help. I know it's a bit of a downer at the start of a sunny spring weekend, but please read to the end. (1/?)

NEW POST: Accountability group, Measure What Matters says in their view, the government’s position on the SEND consultation is manufacturing consent where none exists, and it’s an assault on democratic standards that must be resisted www.specialneedsjungle.com/n... #SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDSky

A reminder of this - send both parts to your MP. Children died. The system looked away. Today, the Government is calling the human cost of cutting rights, “reform” [Part 1] www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

If you’re attending our Monday Legal Roundtable 1. SEND A QUESTION via link in email confirmation 2. It’s full, so if you can’t come please cancel—link in email confirmation—so someone else can register 3. A small donation, if possible, is much appreciated #SaveOurChildrensRights

On SNJ Today: The DfE's callous response to the #SEND consultation legal challenge shows it's all a sham—parents' views do not matter, and it's determined to kneecap the SEND Tribunal. For our children's sake, we MUST NOT accept it. #SaveOurChildrensRights www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...

Happy World Down Syndrome Day from all of us at the Down's Syndrome Association! 💚🧦 We hope you have a great time celebrating, however you're spending your day! Make sure to wear your #LotsOfSocks and badges to show your support for #WDSD! #WDSD26 #TogetherAgainstLoneliness #WorldDownSyndromeDay

NEW POST: The DfE's response to the consultation legal case shows it doesn't care about your views of the SEND Tribunal—it’s already decided to kneecap it. For the sake of our children with SEND, we must not accept it www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...

NEW POST: The DfE is consulting on updating Statutory Guidance for Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school. SNJ's @tanialt.bsky.social discusses some interesting inclusions, and startling omissions. Here’s what you need to know: www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

NEW POST: Our fabulous new SNJ team member, @inclusionht.bsky.social discusses the SENCO as gatekeeper and how the White Paper proposals bring responsibility for opening doors, not closing them… www.specialneedsjungle.com/s... #Disability #SENDSky

⭐ Today we're launching our new Choice and Control Hub. ⭐ Explore it to learn about the core concepts behind choice and control, and to access practical guidance and tools to help make change happen. Explore the hub at buff.ly/WCgair3

Welsh Government is asking parents, carers and practitioners to share their experiences of support for speech, language and communication. The surveys close on 27 March. Survey for parents: balsys.uk/965 1/2

NEW POST: Eleanor Wright, Legal Officer with SEND law charity, SOS!SEN asks sceptically if SEND lawyers are REALLY opposing the Government’s reform proposals just to protect their “vested interests” as Bridget Phillipson claims? www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

NEW POST: Matt Keer writes about what SEND accountability will look like if the proposals go through. He says it’ll be a system that marks its own homework—and that’s not good for families www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...

Exclusive: Councils will be given top marks by the government if their SEND reform proposals include 'little to no' plans to increase special school or alternative provision capacity, it has emerged https://schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-dfes-secret-plan-to-cut-special-school-expansion/

On SNJ Today: Parent advocate Amber Windsor discusses the parallels between the cuts to legal aid and the SEND proposals in the Schools White Paper: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...

Relaxed mornings for adults | April (autism and learning disability friendly) at Portrait, National Galleries Scotland Tuesday 28 April 2025, 10.30–11.30am www.nationalgalleries.org/event/relaxe... #autism #autisminmuseums

NEW POST: The Government’s use of unaccountable ‘experts’ for SEND reform is shutting down debate & excluding vital voices: those of parents and people across the sector who don't agree with them—and says Dr Kieron Smith, it's undemocratic: www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

REGISTER NOW! SNJ’s Schools White Paper SEND Legal Roundtable with @stevebroach.bsky.social Hayley Mason-Seager, IPSEA & SOS!SEN: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...

NEW POST: @catrionamoore.bsky.social writes about a new report that sees MPs blast the DfE over a lack of plans for fixing “unsustainable” SEND transport costs that fails families with disabled young people www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...

The chief executive of @nationalstar.bsky.social specialist college voices concerns that government SEND plans could mean some young people losing specialist support. We’re proud to say National Star is a supporter of the #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...

NEW POST: When “Easy Read” isn’t easy: @sharonlsmith.bsky.social asks why a consultation impacting disabled children and young people is set up to risk excluding them… www.specialneedsjungle.com/e...

NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social & @tanialt.bsky.social have some words about answering the Government’s 39 Step White Paper SEND consultation, including their—and your—use of AI www.specialneedsjungle.com/3...

🫶🏾 February 28th 2026 is Rare Disease Day! #Disability #Crip #RareDiseases #Ableism #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #ChronicIllness

NEW POST: A parent has launched a legal challenge against the Schools White Paper's SEND consultation. Catriona Moore writes about Melissa Hayhurst's claim that the plans are an “irrational, unfair” fundamental change www.specialneedsjungle.com/legal-challe...

Pleased to be supporting the brilliant team @ris-law.bsky.social with this important case, challenging the lawfulness of the recently launched SEND consultation on fairness and rationality grounds

NEW POST: We take a close look at the proposed “Specialist Provision Packages” and discover they’re more of a Trojan horse, reducing the #EHCP rights of children with SEND. www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

On SNJ Today: Cathy Wassell of @autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social says the Government’s Neurodivergence Taskforce report isn't well reflected in its own SEND proposals. She asks, is it a compass for inclusion or a map to nowhere? www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...

The 2014 reforms arrival seem sedate and regal compared with this rushed, too many cooks effort, that’s like throw it at the wall and see what sticks

NEW POST (No 3!) Before it drops, we got a look at some funding plans in the Schools White Paper: We're grateful to @captaink77.bsky.social for giving it a once-over to see what it says so far about funding for SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

Part 2 of Measure What Matters evidence: The Testimonies. Children died; the system looked away. Will today's government SEND reforms make this scandal even worse? www.specialneedsjungle.com/p... [Part 1: www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... ]

NEW POST: Children died. The system looked away... On the day the Government seeks to slash the support rights of most neurodivergent children, accountability group Measure What Matters publishes evidence of the lethal cost of unmet need Part 1 www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

NEW POST: “SEND Reform Cannot Be Done on the Cheap” Today on SNJ, we hear from @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social General Secretary of the @neunion.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...

NEW POST: After yesterday’s horrors, we take a calm look at that and some baffling independent school funding news. We say The Department for Education needs a plumber, better policymakers, less panic, and someone who truly understands SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...

This is an attack on neurodivergent children. It’s not evidence based. They are not learning from the past. If it’s not law, it’ll be ignored. If it is law it’ll be ignored without real accountability— and LAs are laughing

NEW POST: SNJ’s @captaink77.bsky.social has dug behind DfE research data into #EHCP creation times. He’s found some “deranged” numbers that can’t be real—but does the government really care as long as it gets what it wants? www.specialneedsjungle.com/s... #EHCP#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDSky

Another excellent @captaink77.bsky.social article on @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social

It's a year since my extraordinary daughter died unexpectedly. Re-sharing her obituary because it matters so much that the world understands who children w/ SEND actually are - especially right now when their right to the support they need in education is at risk. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

On SNJ Today: "Prof. Brian Lamb OBE, whose work sparked the 2014 #SEND reforms, says without a focus on securing parental trust through real engagement, any new changes may be destined to suffer the same fate as previous attempts: www.specialneedsjungle.com/b...