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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The National Conversation about #sen reform is clearly over A poor advocate, with a poor case, often shows themselves by making unfounded claims, rather than explaining their position. That is what is happening here. Deflect & mislead. Again. Sigh. #send #ehcp schoolsweek.co.uk/little-surpr...

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Phillipson: 'Little surprise' lawyers oppose SEND reform

'They want the system to remain as it is, because they make a profit, often out of exploiting parents'

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Samantha Booth @samanthajbooth.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Exclusive: Councils will be given top marks by the government if their SEND reform proposals include 'little to no' plans to increase special school or alternative provision capacity schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-dfe...

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Revealed: DfE's secret plan to cut special school expansion

Documents reveal how councils' deficit plans will get top ratings for avoiding expanding specialist provision

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

NEW POST: We take a close look at the proposed “Specialist Provision Packages” and discover they’re more of a Trojan horse, reducing the #EHCP rights of children with SEND. www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Completely agree. Whilst a 'thing' called an EHCP is going to exist, it would appear that the intention is to change it considerably. Notably, the white paper gave no clarity as to what the 'new' EHCP contains, nor how it will be prepared. @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/spci...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Firstly Tice on #send - tinyurl.com/4v5433uf Now Braverman on all Equality - tinyurl.com/vb4t4ban They are telling us who they really are. #sen #disability #equality

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

LAs are now being bailed out to the tune of around £6bn How did we get here, and what can be done to stop it happening again? Crucially - it does not require a massive change to legal rights for disabled people #sen #send #ehcp www.linkedin.com/pulse/send-b...

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SEND Is Not Broken. Its Funding Is

The Government has announced a bail out for around 90% of local authority SEND over spend. This is currently estimated to be around £6.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SEND training for teachers & support staff is welcome, but this works out at £400 per teacher before you even get to TAs...in the midst of a huge push away from specialist schools into mainstream? apple.news/A3zBB0cGxTDG...

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Teachers in England to get Send training in £200m scheme — The Times and The Sunday Times

Teachers in England are to receive training in special educational needs and disabilities (Send) under a £200 million government programme intended to strengthen inclusion across the schools system. T...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

There is not an explosion in #sen There is not an escalation of pupils with #asd or #adhd or any other condition We, as a society, have simply become far better at recognising when people need help. It baffles me that the #send discussion has been so much about why there's more kids with #sen.

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The #send system needs to recognise what the problem is. the problem is not the law. the problem is not #ehcp the solution is not more turmoil, erosion of standards or destruction of opportunities for young people. please sign the petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It cost over half a billion to implement #send in 2014. how much will further reforms cost? how much will be wasted on consultants and committees? how about - & this may be controversial - £ goes to actually helping #send rather than discussing it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England

White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

and it was with no surprise whatsoever that I spot this on the East Sussex CC's template to request an EHC needs assessment. A requirement to complete an "Additional Needs Plan" before requesting an assessment. Totally unlawful #ehcp #send #sen

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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England. Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Main findings👇

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

How does being Autistic impact your sensory system and everyday life? "The experience of being human is embedded in the sensory events of everyday life." - Winnie Dunn

Image: xray type of image of human neurological sensory system glowing blue. Quote: "The experience of being human is
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everyday life." -
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

NEW POST: One NHS trust has come up with a “novel” way to cut neurodiversity assessment waiting lists: Create more barriers to getting on the list in the first place. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains more www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

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Chopperholic.〓〓 @chopperholic.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I iive in Cornwall and we have a 21 year old son with Prader Willi Syndrome. He got his EHCP at 3 and it was created efficiently and in a timely manner. I now find that only 1.6% of EHCPs in Cornwall are written within the 20 week deadline. I'm stunned and frankly disgusted

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

"The SEN system is inconsistent, inequitable and not delivering in line with expectations, which inevitably undermines parents’ confidence in it" Spot on from the Public Accounts Committee #send #sen #ehcp publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

This is gravely concerning This is driven by - and coupled with - continually poor decision-making; itself the result of a chronically under-funded and under-resourced (in terms of professionals/schools etc. etc.) system. #send #ehcp bsky.app/profile/spci...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

New #SENDTribunal statistics show a MASSIVE 54% rise in appeals. LA success rate down to just 1.3%. We’ll bring you in-depth analysis @captaink77.bsky.social & infographic @tanialt.bsky.social first thing tomorrow. If you're desperate to wade through yourself, check here: www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2024

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Another great day. Specialist residential placement secured for a young man with profound physical difficulties. Should have been resolved long before, but always good to know the right placement and provision has been secured #ehcp #sen #send

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

NEW POST: Our SEND funding analyst, Matt Keer, looks behind the headlines at the SEND funding announcement. Will £740m make mainstream schools truly accessible? Plus SEND safety valve deals halted—we’ll take that as a win! www.specialneedsjung...

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

My superb colleagues, and the always excellent Chris Wood, educational psychologist, are hosting a free Q&A for #send and #ehcp queries

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

On SNJ Today: See our fab #GIVEAWAY for Making Lawful Decisions by leading public law barristers @TorButlerCole & @SteveBroach (Tell your SEND Case Officer about it!) If you just want to buy it, there's an SNJ commission link in the post 😀 www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM

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GIVEAWAY: Making Lawful Decisions by Victoria Butler-Cole KC and Steve Broach KC - Special Needs Jungle

A fabulous GIVEAWAY for those who are interested in making decisions in SEND and public law from Victoria Butler Cole KC and Steve Broach KC.

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Good start to the day when you see an email from an #send case officer to a parent containing; 1. a refusal to consult with parent's preferred school (unlawful); and 2. reference to an Act that does not exist. Remind me again how anyone concluded the problem with the #ehcp system is parents? #sen

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Took part in a mediation meeting last week. For a contentious discrimination claim. Mediation revealed that the whole claim was the result of a local authority misleading everyone else involved. Issue resolved & core problem identified. Wouldnt have happened through a hearing #sen #send #disability

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Not sure what is sadder about this piece. Either; a. the truth of the material within it; or b. the fact no one involved in SEND is remotely surprised / disagrees with my comments that LAs deliberately delay in order to save cash #sen #send #ehcp inews.co.uk/news/inside-...

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Inside the SEND crisis where council 'delay tactics' are denying parents support

Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with special educational needs

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