“You can’t change a child’s disability or stop them needing support to learn, by deciding they will no longer receive help.” @janeharrislondon.bsky.social We're glad to hear that the Department for Education agree there is no such thing as ‘low-level special educational needs’.

Great to see Government doing more to explain how important speech and language skills are for children – we look forward to seeing how many families are reached by this campaign and what the impact is 🙌 www.gov.uk/government/n...

It's crucial that the Government gets the schools white paper right. We need more thinking around solutions for children with different types of speech and language challenges so every child can thrive. Share our alternative white paper with your MP⬇️ bit.ly/4gEPhXQ

“Through focusing on speech, language and communication skills, Government has the chance to deliver change for both children growing up in poverty and those with special educational needs." Read our response to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social's decision to delay the schools white paper🔽 bit.ly/49gKVEt

⚠️ 1 in 4 children with SEND face challenges with talking and understanding words. Too often, they don’t get the support they need to learn, grow and thrive. 📩 We need your help! Will you tell your MP to press SEND on a future where every voice is heard? https://bit.ly/3KJ2CSO

Thank you so so much to Izzy Judd for talking publicly about being a parent to a kid with PDA. These kids’ parents are some of the hardest-working in the country and need empathy, not judgement. 👏👏👏

@janeharrislondon.bsky.social features on the @ippr.org 'Talking Inclusion' podcast – listen now! >> apple.co/470BNlL Our alternative white paper helps Govt understand how to get SEND reform right for the 2M children with speech and language challenges. Help us spread the word📧 bit.ly/3KJ2CSO

“Imagine a future where every child feels understood at school, excited for lessons and confident they belong. That future is within reach if government hardwires speech, language and communication into SEND reform." Share our alternative white paper with your MP today⬇️ bit.ly/4gEPhXQ

From training all teachers to a focus on Ofsted, see what eight things we think the Education Select Committee got right in their new 'Solving the SEND crisis' report... and the key thing they missed💡👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new... #SENDInquiry #SEND #SENDWorkforce

Two notable shifts in position by London’s political leaders last night. 1) Sadiq Khan, following pressure from the Green’s Zack Polanski, describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide” for first time. 2) London Tory leader Susan Hall denying the Tommy Robinson march had a far-right element.

@janeharrislondon.bsky.social was on Sky News this morning representing @dcpcampaign.bsky.social ahead of the SEND rally today! Reform is desperately needed so that children with SEND and their families don’t have to fight for the ordinary things in life.

It’s time to fix the SEND system. Because there’s nothing ‘special’ about an education that works for all of us. Today parents are taking the #FightForOrdinary to Parliament.

Up bright and early to talk to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about disabled and neurodivergent children just wanting the ordinary things in life: a place to learn that feels safe where they can make friends.

Maybe James Graham could write a great play about Angela Rayner and cheer us all up?

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

We are unaware of any evidence at all that backs up Richard Tice’s random assertion. Nor are we aware of Reform having a policy on special educational needs and disabilities.

"Support, in whatever form it may come, is an investment. As a society, we need to support students even further to let them thrive – and remember that we benefit from their thriving." www.independent.co.uk/voices/send-...

Children with speech and language challenges and their families just want the ordinary things that everyone should expect. Getting the SEND reforms right would be transformational for the children at the heart of these reforms. Join the fight >> disabledchildrenspartnership.org.uk/fight-for-or...

It’s time to fix the SEND system. A whole generation of disabled children and those with additional needs are being let down by a broken education system. bit.ly/FightforOrdi... #FightForOrdinary

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

This is so, so wrong. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Thank you @samfr.bsky.social for so clearly saying what is needed on #SEND reform: - work with charities and families - a clear statement about how any changes benefit children, not just the Exchequer 👏👏👏 Listen from 23 mins www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Did you know 45% of young people referred to mental health services have been found to have difficulties with language skills? That’s why our new course exploring the links between speech and language challenges and mental health is so important. Further your learning today➡️ bit.ly/46n9rSP

Two million children are struggling with talking and understanding words in the UK. So, why has the Government stopped a successful early years programme which is helping children's speech and language development and confidence? #EYPDP

Very impressed by this principled stance from @oliviablakemp.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🎧 Missed BBC Woman's Hour? You can still catch @janeharrislondon.bsky.social diving into the new Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) figures as part of the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social, including an 18% surge in children needing speech and language EHCPs. Listen now👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Went on Woman’s Hour today to explain what’s going wrong in the SEND system (Starts at 2:15; our bit from 8:44) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📻 @janeharrislondon.bsky.social talks on BBC Radio 2 about the findings of our new report on the links between mental health and speech and language challenges. Listen from 31:10👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Read the full report👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/the-issue/ou...

Looking forward to going to Parliament later to discuss this. Children with speech issues risk poor mental health, charity warns www.bbc.com/news/article...

One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity. To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.

"The government has a choice to make between now and the autumn: build a genuinely inclusive education system or cut corners and abandon the children who need support the most." – @janeharrislondon.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social Read the piece in full👇

On the bus with #BigSilence merch so I can explain to anyone who talks to me why I can’t communicate conventionally today. Please do donate to make this 24 hours worthwhile and support the 2 million kids who struggle to talk and understand words. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

US Senator Alex Padilla was wrestled to ground after raising questions during US Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem's press conference, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in California. www.ft.com/content/93f1...

Agreed with all @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social’s words on #NewsAgents tonight about children with #SEND being failed, all school staff needing training and listening to campaigners/parents/practitioners. Hope all this gets into the White Papwr - and nothing silly. open.spotify.com/episode/0j4a...

Worth tuning into #R5 now to hear @katieghose.bsky.social on #SEND and real-life stories

Note to anyone trying to defend themselves against bullying accusations: 1) Don’t refer to your employees as ‘girls’ 2) Don’t take a hectoring tone with the interviewer open.spotify.com/episode/6RuA...

Scores of Palestinian people dead in attacks on Gaza as Israel intensifies bombing campaign – Israel-Gaza war live

If you want to reduce the number of Education Health and Care Plans, you could: - fund more training so all teachers and early years staff can support children with SEND - change the curriculum so it works for everyone… 1/

Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

This is really concerning! Scrapping education, health and care plans won't get more speech and language support to children who need it. Some children need plans because the support they need is complex - and they have to be legally enforceable because the system too often lets children down.

Two million children in the UK have speech and language challenges – 35 per cent more than three years ago. And not all of these children have SEND. I spoke to school staff and academic experts about how in-school intervention is possible – and highly effective www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Help! I’ve promised to do something v difficult and stay quiet for a whole day and night Please sponsor me! @speechandlanguk www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Fantastic piece about the enormous rise in speech and language challenges and what to do about it. More solutions at: speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-an...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

NEW POST: Empty spaces & unwanted freedom: The end of caring. @catrionamoore.bsky.social wrote in March of the death of her daughter, Amy, who had #RettSyndrome. Today, she explains the aftermath of loss when your life has been structured around their care www.specialneedsjungle.com/e...

BREAKING NEWS: Thousands of pupils across the UK are being unfairly punished because of their speech and language challenges🚨 Will you join us and demand change now? 👉 speechandlanguage.org.uk/get-involved... #SupportNotSanctions

Imagine being punished for not understanding your teacher or asking for help.💔 Children like Evie, 5, are being failed by our education system. This isn't good enough. Make school fair for all children! Sign our petition today: speechandlanguage.org.uk/get-involved... #SupportNotSanctions

Labour’s decision not to renew funding for the Early Years Professional Development Programme leaves practitioners, families and vulnerable children without vital support at a critical time, warns @janeharrislondon.bsky.social of @speechandlanguk.bsky.social

"Allowing the EYPDP's remarkable success to become merely a legacy will be a major blow to voters who placed their confidence in this government to prioritise children’s early years." - @janeharrislondon.bsky.social for @nurseryworld.bsky.social Read more🗣 >> www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/opin...