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New article from Special Needs Jungle: with Rachel Filmer and Tee-Jay As our Save Our Children’s Rights coalition prepares for its May 9th national protest, it's worth remembering where the campaign began: with a parliamentary petition. ……

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New article from Special Needs Jungle: If, like us, you are set against the proposals in the SEND part of the Schools White Paper that aim to limit your child's rights, then you MUST take action … The post Join the May 9th…

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New article from Special Needs Jungle: One of the most promising-looking initiatives to emerge from England’s SEND reform proposals is the Experts at Hand initiative. Funded with £1.8 billion over three years, the Department for Education…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…