SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

Online guide to help parents find the best school for children with special needs. Created by SEN parents for SEN parents senschoolsguide.com London Joined February 2020

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

4 months ago

I'm really confused. Wasn't the VAT money going to help fix state schools and the broken SEND provision? Why is it going elsewhere?

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

9 months ago

“What’s going to happen to our primary school children in 20 years’ time when we have a generation who have not had their educational needs supported and we expect them to cope and function in society? We are always kicking the problem down the road.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/1…

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Chester @CreEnglish

9 months ago

“What the government doesn’t want to recognise is that for disabled people like me, independent schooling didn’t just unlock equal opportunity; it was, quite literally, my salvation" #EducationNotTax thetimes.com/article/38a256…

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

10 months ago

The government is planning to fix the SEND crisis by making mainstream schools more inclusive for children with SEND.

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Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle

10 months ago

Teachers humiliated pupils at top academy that refused reasonable adjustments for children with SEND saying “no exceptions”. One mother said: “Teachers yelled and even swore at students. They took pleasure in having power. It was psychological abuse.” theguardian.com/education/2024…

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Georgina Durrant @senresourceblog

10 months ago

Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of SEND system “The result is that young people, & their families, don’t get the help they need & lose vital weeks, months & years of education and development as a result...” theguardian.com/education/2024…

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SEND National Crisis @SendCrisis

10 months ago

Parents may wish to remind schools!!

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Antonia Rodriguez @Antonia52704814

10 months ago

youtu.be/Wetf3OKmvig?si… Really excellent questions on EHCPs. Hopefully @bphillipsonMP and @educationgovuk can publish clarification. A lot of parents struggling to work through the treacle pond without joy on this. @SenSchoolsGuide @EducationNotTax

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IPSEA @IPSEAcharity

11 months ago

Our Legal Team’s Maria Bloom is quoted in this piece which highlights the staggering figure that 98% of cases decided by the SEND Tribunal go against LAs - showing just how often families are forced to fight for the support their children need and are legally entitled to.

East Anglia Bylines @BylinesEast

11 months ago

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Extraordinary Links @Extraor57879073

11 months ago

All of this, the system is broken. Placing disabled children into mainstream schools will not help an overstretched system either, but this seems to be the new mission. SEND children have a right to an education that helps, not traumatises them and their families.

BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight

11 months ago

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

11 months ago

Sadly, I fear this is one of many similar stories to appear over the next few months. Our heart goes out to the little boy. BBC News - Derby: Parents upset as autistic son faces school move - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

11 months ago

Insiders say local authorities are already receiving applications for Education Health and Care plans from parents who can no longer afford private school fees inews.co.uk/news/private-s…

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Claire Young MP 🔶 @ClaireforTAY

11 months ago

Since being elected, I've been inundated with parents who are struggling to get their child the SEND support they need. No parent should be prosecuted for the failings in the school system, particularly where it comes to absence linked to SEN.

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Steve Chalke @SteveChalke

11 months ago

The huge rise in applications for EHCPs (Education, Health & Care plans) will continue until we find the courage for a root & branch rethink about our whole approach to children’s education - one driven by what we now understand about neuroscience & neurodiversity! @BBCr4today

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SenSchoolsGuide @SenSchoolsGuide

11 months ago

This has never worked before so how is she planning to make it work now? What does "system extensively improved" actually look like? So many words, so little substance

Tes magazine @tes

11 months ago

This has never worked before so how is she planning to make it work now? What does "system extensively improved" actually look like? So many words, so little substance

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Fiona Millar @schooltruth

11 months ago

It is incredible that this was never an election issue A sign of how invisible SEND children and their families are. theguardian.com/education/2024…

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Thinking Autism @TweetingAutism

11 months ago

"He has broken windows, he fractured somebody's nose, he kicked a door off its hinges he's put holes in walls." Side of #autism mostly airbrushed out of media and public perception. Autism can have a devastating impact on the individual and family. dailymail.co.uk/femail/article…

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Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle

11 months ago

A coroner has warned Bridget Phillipson that schools are delaying applications for EHC needs assessments because LAs have given them incorrect guidance on funding thresholds, increasing the risk of suicides. schoolsweek.co.uk/send-suicide-r…

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National Deaf Children's Society @NDCS_UK

12 months ago

This powerful clip from @WaterlooRoad shows what can happen when a deaf pupil starts school without appropriate support in place. Every deaf child should have access to the support they need to thrive – no matter their type or level of deafness, or how they communicate.

BBC @BBC

12 months ago

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Children's Commissioner for England @ChildrensComm

12 months ago

Yesterday, my report revealed an estimated 400,000 children in England are seeking support for suspected neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, ADHD, and cerebral palsy. Today, I’m sharing their voices on the challenges they face accessing support. #TheBigConversation