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SEND reforms: Where are care-experienced children?

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Special Needs Jungle 2d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: It has taken time to work through the government’s SEND reform proposals in detail. As both a parent and foster parent of children with special educational needs and disabilities, I … The post SEND…
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SEND reforms: Where are care-experienced children?

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Special Needs Jungle 2d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: It has taken time to work through the government’s SEND reform proposals in detail. As both a parent and foster parent of children with special educational needs and disabilities, I … The post SEND…
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The SEND reform reality check: Why experts’ and policymakers’ concerns are growing under scrutiny

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Special Needs Jungle 3d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: SEND has been in the spotlight in Parliament once again this week. The Education Select Committee spent Tuesday morning having a look at the Government’s proposed SEND reforms in order … The post The…
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The SEND reform reality check: Why experts’ and policymakers’ concerns are growing under scrutiny

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Special Needs Jungle 3d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: SEND has been in the spotlight in Parliament once again this week. The Education Select Committee spent Tuesday morning having a look at the Government’s proposed SEND reforms in order … The post The…
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When hope has been drained, families struggle to trust promises to fix SEND

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Special Needs Jungle 4d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: Hope is not a luxury in the SEND system. It is what keeps families going through years of assessments, exclusions, appeals, and meetings that too often feel adversarial. Hope is … The post When hope…
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Part 2: The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’

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Special Needs Jungle 8d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: This is Part two of yesterday's article about EOTAS, the out of school EHCP package that's been completely ignored in the SEND proposals of the Schools's White Paper. One of … The post Part 2: The…
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The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is non-negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’ Part 1

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Special Needs Jungle 9d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: There is no denying the Government's Schools White Paper is a lengthy document with considerable detail about the reforms Labour wants to implement to our SEND system. But there is … The post The…
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The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is non-negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’ Part 1

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Special Needs Jungle 9d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: There is no denying the Government's Schools White Paper is a lengthy document with considerable detail about the reforms Labour wants to implement to our SEND system. But there is … The post The…
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Inclusion bases: Can they help solve the SEND crisis?

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Special Needs Jungle 11d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Matt Walker, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) We've covered the newly-renamed "Inclusion Bases"— previously known as resourced provision or SEN Units—quite a few times. They make…
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Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thrive

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Special Needs Jungle 17d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out some welcome ambitions…
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Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thrive

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Special Needs Jungle 17d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out some welcome ambitions…
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DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

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Special Needs Jungle 18d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: The Department for Education doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going. Yesterday it was forced to issue a "clarification" over its consultation; specifically, the bit where it said … The post…
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DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

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Special Needs Jungle 18d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: The Department for Education doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going. Yesterday it was forced to issue a "clarification" over its consultation; specifically, the bit where it said … The post…
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Where will all the teaching assistants come from? The research exposing the reality gap in the government SEND plans

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Special Needs Jungle 19d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: Today, we’re looking at a number of different research reports—most of them the Government’s own—that point to a growing mismatch between its mainstream inclusion ambitions and schools’ ability to…
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Where will all the teaching assistants come from? The research exposing the reality gap in the government SEND plans

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Special Needs Jungle 19d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: Today, we’re looking at a number of different research reports—most of them the Government’s own—that point to a growing mismatch between its mainstream inclusion ambitions and schools’ ability to…
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Capital carrot, SEND steamroller: The Government’s evidence-light reform route isn’t waiting for anyone

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Special Needs Jungle 22d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: It’s been a month since the government announced the Schools White Paper and their consultation on SEND reform. The consultation’s still ongoing. If you need some inspiration or motivation to … The…
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Capital carrot, SEND steamroller: The Government’s evidence-light reform route isn’t waiting for anyone

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Special Needs Jungle 22d ago policy
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New article from Special Needs Jungle: It’s been a month since the government announced the Schools White Paper and their consultation on SEND reform. The consultation’s still ongoing. If you need some inspiration or motivation to … The…
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