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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 31m

Without Words: The first post from SNJ's brilliant columnist, @catrionamoore.bsky.social on her own new Substack, following the unimaginable loss of her beautiful daughter Amy, who had Rett syndrome: What is the word for someone who has lost a child?" withoutwordsjournal.substack.com/p/there-isnt...

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesterday evening, the Save SEND Legal Rights petition started by Tee-Jay, a fantastic autistic campaigner who is just 15 years old, galloped past the post of the 100,000 signatures needed to spark a Parliamentary debate. The battle continues! www.specialneedsjungle.com/government-m...

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Oops, we did it again... The Government must now listen to more than 100,000 people who do not want to lose SEND rights — Special Needs Jungle

The amazing feat you helped achieve that says the Government MUST listen to more than 100,000 people who don't want to lose SEND rights

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW POST: Like many this year, a mum with ADHD did her best to respond to Government SEND consultations. But she asks, given AI is being used in the analysis, could filtering responses lead to an “algorithmic silencing” of neurodivergent voices? www.specialneedsjungle.com/using-ai-fil...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On SNJ Today: The DfE awarded itself a surprisingly positive Child Rights Impact Assessment for its #SEND Proposals. But that was before the full scale of the assault on rights was known. @tanialt.bsky.social says the CRIA must be repeated—independently www.specialneedsjungle.com/dfe-must-rep...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW POST: A council's "improvement journey"? How determined SEND parents catalogued the trail of their LA’s unlawful behaviour www.specialneedsjungle.com/central-bedf...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On SNJ Today: Education researchers at the University of Oxford have shown that children in special schools have thriving social networks and friendships—the opposite of how their experiences are characterised by politicians: www.specialneedsjungle.com/research-soc...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW POST: Can you help accountability group Measure What Matters seek legal justice for Surrey families whose children have been denied their EHCP provision? www.specialneedsjungle.com/crowdjustice...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW POST: Research: SEND case officers are LAs’ “human shield” gatekeepers. But parents shouldn’t have to be their own key workers www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-casewor...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Over 54,000 people have signed the petition to protect disabled children’s rights. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW POST: The #EOTAS consultation has shown how little the Government understands about this kind of provision and the children who need it. @sharonlsmith.bsky.social says it shows how vital it is for the DfE to listen to those with lived experience: www.specialneedsjungle.com/eotas-what-f...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NEW POST: SNJ Co-Director, @sharonlsmith.bsky.social writes a thoughtful article about how to make mainstream SEND support plans both statutory AND truly inclusive www.specialneedsjungle.com/beyond-ehcps...

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is an excellent article

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

38 days left! On Monday the Save Our Children’s Rights team will be talking to MPs in Parliament about the importance of disabled children’s rights. Will you help to get as many signatures as possible before the meeting? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Still time to email your MP and ask him to attend the #SaveOurChildrensRights #SaveSENDLegalRights PARLIAMENTARY MEETING on September 7th, hosted by MP Chris Coghlan Find out more: saveourchildrensrights.org.uk/2026/09/invi... #sendreform #EHCP

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our webinar on #EHCP & #EOTAS rights was a really interesting discussion. In this clip, Megan Booth, Adviser for SOS!SEN gives her view on whether there is anything actually helpful in the EOTAS proposals: youtu.be/ixOTM-ilcAQ Whole webinar: www.specialneedsjungle.com/webinar-reco...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We urgently need your help. There are just 40 days left to get the petition to save disabled children’s rights to 100,000. Could you make a post or video or personally ask people to sign? Perhaps share in school or community groups? #StrongerTogether #SaveSENDLegalRights

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

WEBINAR RECORDING! SNJ's @sharonlsmith.bsky.social discusses the legal implications for #EHCP & #EOTAS of the Government's #SEND proposals with Eleanor Wright & Megan Booth SOS!SEN, Marsha Martin, Black SEN Mamas & Joanna @sensationaltutors.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/webinar-reco...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

On SNJ: BOOK GIVEAWAY! Educator, Dr Tristan Middleton and @routledgebooks.bsky.social showcase best SEND teaching practice in "The SEN Practitioner: Status, Skills and Support". And we have one to give away! www.specialneedsjungle.com/sen-practiti...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our SEND Politics page has been updated with more links about the proposals, more explanations, and lots of stuff to help you understand what's facing every child with SEND... www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-politics/

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

NEW GIVEAWAY! "The SEN Practitioner: Status, Skills and Support". Dr Tristan Middleton shines a light on the SEN practitioners making positive waves in the education system. Grab a copy in our giveaway! www.specialneedsjungle.com/sen-practiti... @routledgebooks.bsky.social

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There are just 50 days left to get the petition to save disabled children’s rights to 100,000. It just takes a moment to sign. Will you help by sharing it with all your contacts? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NEW POST: URGENT! Have your say on the future of SEND transport-one of the issues that shapes almost every part of disabled children and young people’s lives. The Community Transport Association survey closes 4th September! www.specialneedsjungle.com/future-trans...

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Literally no one thinks these proposals make any sense whatsoever. It’s like they were written by a toddler with a crayon in need of an afternoon nap

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

EHCP Rights & #EOTAS WEBINAR! Have you registered? It's on Tues 1st Sept 7:30pm with SNJ, SOS!SEN and guests. Here's @renatawatts.bsky.social to tell you why you need to pay attention if your child has an #EHCP even if they have a school place. REGISTER: www.specialneedsjungle.com/register-now...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NEW POST: Read @captaink77.bsky.social Top Tips to respond to the EOTAS EHCP consultation—even if your child is in school—to protect their right to statutory SEND support: www.specialneedsjungle.com/top-tips-eot...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

NEW POST: The vital flexibility of EOTAS provision is at risk from the new SEND proposals, says Joanna Gibbs of SENsational Tutors. She says the lack of details about alternative provision and specialist tutors is worrying families who rely on it. www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-reform-...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yesterday, we & sos!sen published an open letter on #SEND Rights to Education Sec @lucympowell.bsky.social We emailed mid-July, but within hours of our article, we had a note back. Here's SNJ's @renatawatts.bsky.social with what we need YOU to do now... www.specialneedsjungle.com/dear-secreta...

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Down's Syndrome Association @dsa-uk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

An introduction to the dual diagnosis of Down’s syndrome and autism: Thursday 8 October 2026 | 10.30am – 12 noon | FREE This first webinar of two is aimed at those who are wondering whether to pursue a diagnosis of autism. To book your place, click here: loom.ly/DlPF_mk

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Carrie @carrieprimary.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I see the ‘trauma doesn’t need different teaching’ is doing the rounds again. I don’t often comment because it’s a bit personal but the way some people talk about children really offends me. Some children have already experienced more in their wee lives than we ever will. Some children will have -

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Stop School Cuts @schoolcuts.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

1 number = 1,000 stories: 🧱crumbling classrooms ✂️ teachers without essentials ❌subjects slashed from curriculums Across the country the message in schools is clear: we can’t go on like this.

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEW POST: Disabled young people say inclusive education is learning in the place that's right for them @lucympowell.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social need to hear it. Christina @natspec.bsky.social discusses their research—it should be required reading: www.specialneedsjungle.com/research-dis...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Looking for a summer top that tells it like it is? We've got you covered (literally) amzn.to/4fg3Ba6 Merch link in our bio Linkthread (scroll!) Profits go to supporting SNJ stay online! & the #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign! #EHCP #SEND #fashion

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEW POST: The Portage Effect. National Portage Association explains why every child deserves Portage, and why waiting ultimately costs more www.specialneedsjungle.com/every-child-...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEW POST: SNJ's unrivalled SEND funding expert, @captaink77.bsky.social explains another evidence-light DfE consultation, this time on Upfront Mainstream SEND funding, and why it's important to take a look www.specialneedsjungle.com/mainstream-s...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

NEW POST: While Government plans to restrict #EOTAS rights (and they are JUST plans), SEND parent, Eva Sheffield, explains how children with alternative education via what's often called "s19 EOTAS" face another battle: transport to access their provision www.specialneedsjungle.com/home-to-scho...

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This guidance really is a bullies' charter and I don't see how schools can possibly implement it and claim to be inclusive. I'd like to see #EduSky calling @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social out about this. Do colleagues not remember the damage done by Section 28? Does the Labour party not remember ffs?

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

These proposals impact ALL EHCPs — don’t ignore it just because your child doesn’t have EOTAS

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

94 days until the petition to protect disabled children’s legal right to support closes. Will you help tp get it to 100,000? Have you shared it with staff and parents at your child’s school and professionals who work with them? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On SNJ Today: @tanialt.bsky.social takes a look at new statutory guidance on Allergy Safety in schools, and why the wider Medical Conditions in Schools Consultation has been sent back for more work in the wake of consultation responses www.specialneedsjungle.com/allergy-guid...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

NEW POST: Navigating the #SEND system is always a challenge. But when language or cultural background is an additional barrier, children can miss out on support. SENCO, Suja Vairavanathan, explains why she's trying to help make a difference: www.specialneedsjungle.com/schools-prac...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

NEW POST: A look at the new statutory school Allergy Guidance—but as SNJ's @tanialt.bsky.social explains, consultation responses have sent wider medical conditions guidance back for more work www.specialneedsjungle.com/allergy-guid...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

NEW GIVEAWAY! Growing numbers of families are looking into home education: Unschooler, Heidi Steel offers five practical tips to create a neuro-affirming Unschooling environment* And we have a copy of her book to GIVEAWAY! www.specialneedsjungle.com/home-educati...

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

New: The EEF Guide to Inclusive Teaching Designed to help you: - build on effective universal teaching - make evidence-informed adaptations - reflect on what helps learning Explore the guide and scenario-based training resources now: tinyurl.com/3ny8hw8y

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Send this to your MPs. @andyburnham.bsky.social you MUST act to stop SEND legal rights being weakened—it would be an intolerable injustice to families of #disabledchildren

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Joanna Gibbs of SENDSational Tutors is raising money for our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign in the muckiest way possible... a 15km Tough Mudder Obstacle course! Please sponsor her if you can! saveourchildrensrights.org.uk/2026/06/joan...

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JOANNA GETS MUDDY TO SAVE SEND LEGAL RIGHTS! - Save Our Children’s Rights

We're delighted to announce that supporter, Joanna Gibbs gets muddy with it as she completes a 15K Tough Mudder race to support SOCR!

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