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The government must not ignore stark warnings about lack of mainstream SEND capacity reported by its own research

Tania Tirraoro — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

New article from Special Needs Jungle:

We’ve been flat out over recent months both responding to skewed Government consultations, shoehorning in what needs to be said, and supporting our collaborative Save Our Children’s Rights coalition. We’re …

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What makes an autism assessment report genuinely useful to a school?

Special Needs Jungle — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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by Dr Charlie Bamford, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director Around 300,000 people in England currently have an open referral for suspected autism. During that time, children still need appropriate …

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Big ideas belong to everyone: Education, rights and lifelong learning for people with learning disabilities

Special Needs Jungle — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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By Gosia Kwiatkowska, Director, Rix Inclusive Research Institute, University of East London For many families, one of the biggest questions after school is whether their young person will still have …

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As The Guardian prints our joint campaign’s open letter, it’s clear people with lived experience don’t want to lose SEND rights

Special Needs Jungle — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Chris Packham, Carrie Grant, Sally Phillips, Kellie Bright and many high-profile SEND names and organisations have urged the Prime Minister to scrap plans to weaken children’s legal rights. In a …

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How do you ensure pathways to education, health, and social care support, meet both diagnosis and needs?

Special Needs Jungle — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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By Jonathan Beebee, Neurodisability Nurse Consultant Despite what many families are told, the SEND Code of Practice 2015 says a diagnosis isn’t needed to get support. It was intended to …

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Researching flexi-schooling: How beneficial is it for children with SEND?

Special Needs Jungle — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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By Jon Paxman, Senior Research Associate at the Relationships Foundation (Cambridge) While the SEND reforms aim for stronger inclusion, most people still do not believe a one‑size‑fits‑all model of full‑time …

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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

Tania Tirraoro — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

New article from Special Needs Jungle:

We did it! Again! 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 …

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Experts at Hand: When is an occupational therapist also a SEND expert?

Special Needs Jungle — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

New article from Special Needs Jungle:

By Jacqui Brett, LLB (Law), BSc (OT), PG Cert Prof Dev (OT), PG Cert (SI), MRCOT, HCPC The Government’s new Experts at Hand programme sounds like exactly what families have …

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Could using AI to filter Government consultation responses lead to “algorithmic silencing” of neurodivergent voices?

Tania Tirraoro — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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By: An ADHD Mum For the last year, parents have been asked to participate in Department for Education SEND faux “conversations“, unsatisfactory webinars, and numerous impenetrable consultations that only the …

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A council’s “improvement journey”? How determined SEND parents catalogued the trail of their LA’s unlawful behaviour

Special Needs Jungle — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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With Central Bedfordshire SEND Action Group As we continue to campaign against the Government’s plans to cut SEND rights, local authorities are waiting impatiently for the day when many of …

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