Taking a closer look at what the Down Syndrome Act guidance covers and the difference it could make for so many if done right ...

My son is 16, due to start college in September. The education psychologist recommended he has lots of help put in place, including travel assistance, a tablet or computer, and a trusted person. I had ...

In my most recent post on SNJ, I talked about how difficult it can sometimes be to identify when a child is having difficulty understanding and I offered some general principles for helping with ...

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The basic legal rights of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (or SEND) are under threat. Today, SNJ is a leading member of a new campaign being launched to “Save Our Children’s ...

Focusing on ADHD and autism diagnosis won’t cut costs and wastes money that should be spent on urgent support ...

4. Parent Guide This parent guide is a helpful resource, offering tips to make Christmas calmer for everyone. It covers routines, shopping, decorations, socialising and gift-giving for this time of ...

Specialist further education is hugely undervalued Too often, government officials and local authority commissioners don’t know enough about this provision to understand its value. As a result, ...

Yesterday, England’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service issued their annual set of statistics about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier Tribunal (SENDIST). SENDIST ...

Relax everyone, ISOS Partnership, the research darlings of local government, have fixed SEND for us all with a new offering, and what a behemoth of unwanted change it is. Junk the SEND Tribunal, cut ...

It seems that not a day goes by without a new Ofsted Report, inquiry or news article about systemic failings by local authorities to provide special educational provision in a timely manner, if at all ...