Children's deaths due to failures of state provision should be a massive story.

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Ah - I see this study has also attracted the attention of @didau.bsky.social who has written about it in more detail here. Well worth a read! open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

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...

"Disabled people want the things the rest of the world takes for granted. While it would make life a bit more boring than what we are used to, we would rather be treated as regular people, allowed to fully thrive."

Some of The Times reporting has been dreadful, but this article is important and not new. And for every one of these kids, there are many more, abandoned, isolated and on the edge. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Just listen to what Andrew’s nickname was amongst royal protection officers.

Yet another example of the importance of learning RE…

Some of the commentary is so clueless it's hard to know where to start... my kid is autistic/adhd is well-behaved and bright, and yet has 6 failed placements. The only thing that seems predictable is that schools and colleges cannot accommodate him.

Listening to @robinince.bsky.social's Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal I'm reminded (repeatedly) of why Weird Pride is so needed. Robin wears a badge saying Weirdo, partly in tribute to Sophie Lancaster, who was killed by a gang for being a goth, 'looking weird'. www.sophielancasterfoundation.com

Want to know more about the big players in the market? See here: schoolsweek.co.uk/how-investor...

The thing that always baffles me is that the Equality Act definition of disability is so straightforward - but somehow seems impossible for schools to grasp (perhaps because of the euphemistic SEND label?). Whereas it's generally the easiest part of our casework at university level.

"What's the point of this, Sir?" Hywel Roberts have written a free guide to implementing botheredness. It's about how to get kids really invested in their learning - by design. If you want your students to get properly stuck in, click the link below ↓

A PSA: What to do if you think your child has measles and when to keep them off school educationhub.blog.gov.uk/202...

People have actually been throwing dildos at ICE in Minnesota The Great Dildo Rebellion is here.

Great article. Practical and actionable guidance from @greeborunner.bsky.social So important that we really know what our children can and can’t do.

This from 2001 bsky.app/profile/aian...

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202... how bizarre and inhumane is this?

Bizarre story in the Mail today in which journo claims to be early victim of Ghislaine Maxwell because she falsely accused him of stealing her peanuts to get his chocolate bar when they were 5 yrs old. How can you even mention this in the same breath as victims of sex trafficking...

In case you've not read it yet 'Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK' is not going to surprise anyone with direct knowledge but it's still is tough to process. And those less familiar with disability should prioritise reading and acting on this report www.gov.uk/government/p...

Goodness, how we tried to make the system work for years before leaving it.The idea that anyone from the state has any right to lecture us when we've experienced service failure after service failure...

"According to 2025 school census, only 24 of 20,200 mainstream schools in England had >=25% pupils with EHCPs Most of the 24 schools have a SEN unit or resource base..." @captaink77.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

I've written an essay on the politics of neurodiversity, drawing on the vital books by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social and @dr-nicky.bsky.social. I hope it will serve as a primer for anyone new to the topic (and maybe prompt questions for those who know it well) journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...

One of my children went through this in 2018 and the response of staff was very much "we've never seen anything like this before". So weird to me that, what felt highly unusual, has become a national story.

If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did. Sound up!

The shortage of specialist mental health beds "more than minimally contributed" to the death of a 16‑year‑old who died while sectioned, a jury has found. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero! 🙌🏻 She gave a courageous 19 min interview telling her story of witnessing Alex Pretti's murder & why she feels it's important to speak out even when it puts her in danger. I pulled out the 4 best clips. 👇🏼🧵 Part 1: Why was she there?

1 in 5 kids gets SEND support so “the vast majority“ would have to be *1 in 9* least, or more like, say 1 in 7. in fact it’s only 1 in 14 who get child disability benefit (recent IFS figs) so only a minority of kids with SEND support get CD benefit too. Milburn seems to be making up bogus stats. 🤔

Board of Peace - Season 1

This explains clearly why a social media ban is probably not going to work. @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DT0XmldDLs...

Arse covering... #ofsted

Not a prophetic insight as it turns out.

Amongst the lies and the stirring of racial hatred, this is the memeable moment.

Quite a thread. I’m pretty invested in this.

I've been binge watching these drone footage progs, recently. Relaxing antidote to the crazy news cycle. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

This is going really well so far - beyond my expectations for replies, just a few days since it launched! Lots of wonderful English teachers are responding. We want more, so keep those responses coming!

See the Daily Express are threatening us with a good time again.

I am writing. Part 1. The tragedy of hidden schools, in hidden communities meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/03/p...

When my kid had chicken pox in Y1, it turned into cerebellar ataxia. He spent 2 weeks in hospital unable to walk.

A thread from one month ago that makes for sobering reading this morning.

Our campaign group, #SaveOurChildrensRights is leading this fight and we’re ready- if the government want another benefits fiasco, bring it on. We’re strong, determined SEND parents and aLLM are welcome. Are you with us? Article: archive.is/ARzQU Socr.org.uk

The split-screen here is unbelievable - first from yesterday, the others from 2017. Musk’s Twitter has truly driven us mad. People absorb far more of their beliefs from their social environment than they realize, and we’ve created an environment where being a gutter bigot is the baseline expectation

I think the key to answering this question is understanding Starmer/Reeves unpopularity among natural allies. A majority of Laboir voters disapprove of him, as do large majorities of LD/Green voters. Hostility from natural political opponents is normal. Hostility from natural supporters is not.

Full report can be accessed here: cerebra.org.uk/systems-gene...