Special Needs Jungle

Special Needs Jungle

5/15/2025, 5:56:24 AM

NEW POST: Where is the accountability in #SEND? Catriona Moore watched the latest SEND Inquiry hearings on accountability, including her I.P.S.E.A legal colleague, who emphasised that compliance shouldn’t be optional for LAs and health services https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/accountability-law-disabled-childrens-education-isnt-optional-ipsea-send-inquiry/

Special Needs Jungle

5/23/2025, 6:11:27 AM

NEW POST: Solicitor, Sabrina Simpson of Coram Children's Legal Centre explains why legal aid may now be available for SEND families challenging school exclusions—and how to go about applying for it. https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/legal-aid-available-send-families-challenging-school-exclusions/

Special Needs Jungle

5/30/2025, 6:00:40 AM

NEW POST: While the government wants more children in mainstream “special” provision, our king of data, Matt Keer, has uncovered a curious truth— resource bases and units seem to vanish almost as often as they're created https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/vanishing-resource-bases-sen-units/

Special Needs Jungle

5/14/2025, 6:00:16 AM

NEW POST: In this important article, inclusion expert Dr Richard Rieser OBE explains how learning from #Disability history can help create policies where inclusive education can become a reality https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/disability-history-inclusive-education-reality/ #inclusion

Special Needs Jungle

5/19/2025, 6:02:24 AM

NEW POST: 165,000 children are homeless, many of whom are neurodivergent. Researchers want to hear from families of #neurodivergent children who have experience of living in temporary accommodation https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/call-evidence-meeting-needs-neurodivergent-children-families-temporary-accommodation/

Special Needs Jungle

5/28/2025, 5:59:53 AM

NEW POST: Is a new legal framework for disabled children’s social care necessary? An eminent Baroness says no. But institutionalised parent-blaming shows it really is, say Professor Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello of School of Law, University of Leeds https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/baroness-new-legal-framework-disabled-childrens-social-care-needed/

Special Needs Jungle

6/4/2025, 6:06:39 AM

NEW POST: Fight the “devastating” plans to ban young disabled people from vital elements of Universal Credit benefits. Charity, Contact - For families with disabled children is on SNJ to explain the proposals clearly and what you can do. https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/fight-plans-ban-young-disabled-people-vital-elements-universal-credit-benefits/

Special Needs Jungle

6/2/2025, 6:07:49 AM

NEW POST: A new report from Family Fund shows how the high cost of caring for a disabled child or young person in 2025 means some families have to choose between heating, eating, and caring for their disabled child https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/cost-caring-2025-family-choose-between-heating-eating-caring-disabled-child/

Special Needs Jungle

5/20/2025, 6:01:15 AM

NEW POST: Rachel Filmer writes about why the petition to protect SEND rights needs 100,000 signatures—and though it's well on the way, read about why signing is vital—and if you haven’t already, please SIGN and SHARE this post and petition! https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/act-now-sign-share-parliamentary-petition-protect-send-rights/

Special Needs Jungle

5/16/2025, 6:07:51 AM

NEW POST: What kind of government is “bold” enough to scrap statutory #EHCPs from vulnerable children? We look at some controversial remarks and what they may mean for families of disabled children https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/what-government-bold-scrap-ehcp-vulnerable-children/