Special Needs Jungle

Special Needs Jungle

6/20/2025, 6:18:10 AM

NEW POST: Having #SEND needs missed in school can have life-altering, devastating consequences. In the first of two posts on the school-to-prison pipeline, Dr Neil Alexander Passe explains the importance of early intervention in schools https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/school-to-prison-pipeline/

Special Needs Jungle

6/18/2025, 6:02:29 AM

NEW POST: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Is it protecting children or punishing parents? SNJ's Renata Watts examines the issues for parents of disabled children https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/childrens-wellbeing-bill-protecting-children-punishing-parents/

Special Needs Jungle

6/16/2025, 6:01:07 AM

NEW POST: 19.5% pupils with SEND in England in 2025, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools. Here's our annual analysis of the year's SEND figures from Matt, with infographics by Tania. https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/19-5-pupils-send-england-dont-believe-hype-most-still-educated-mainstream-schools/

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

5/14/2025, 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

5/28/2025, 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

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

5/23/2025, 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

5/19/2025, 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

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/