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We have just 24 hours left of our Big Give campaign to raise £10,000.
Please donate and help us support more women donate.biggive.org/campaign/…
#WGMF #BigGive2025 #SupportMums #DoubleYourDonation #MaternityMatters
Ali Fiddy retweeted
Excited to see commitments to improved protection from maternity discrimination & improved flex working rights in today's #KingsSpeech Looking forward to working on these with @biztradegovuk @jreynoldsMP @AngelaRayner. Our director @AliFiddy blogs here bit.ly/4bSKnCh
I’m thrilled to be joining the team @MaternityAction and look forward to continuing its outstanding work supporting pregnant women and new parents.
1/2. We're delighted to announce that @AliFiddy will be joining @MaternityAction at the end of May as our new Director.
Ali brings a wealth of experience from senior roles in the advice sector, most recently as Chief Executive of @IPSEAcharity.
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There’s a worryingly persistent narrative in government & LAs that the SEND crisis is the result of parents/carers being too demanding.
Our new blog post is a reminder that parents/carers are doing nothing more than expecting LAs to follow the law.
🔗ipsea.org.uk/blog/when-child…
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Could you use your financial skills to help children and young people with SEND get the support they need? We're looking for a treasurer to join our board.
📄 Download a recruitment pack: buff.ly/3My7KaO
💬 Speak with our current treasurer: buff.ly/46jPAAF
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Interesting parliamentary question from @bphillipsonMP on whether @educationgovuk has assessed impact on children & young people with SEND of local authorities going 'bankrupt'. 1/2 questions-statements.parliam…
Are you a finance professional looking to expand your CV? IPSEA is looking for a new treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. You don’t need to have previous Board or Committee experience as training will be provided. ipsea.org.uk/trustee-vacancy…
@WIBFtweets @UKFtweets
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📣🎉FRIDAY GOOD NEWS
#LegalAid is widened for #SEND tribunals following challenge brought by looked-after child represented by PLP's Emma Vincent Miller.
Huge congrats to @TheLawSociety, Esther Salter @Simpson_millar @windmill_tilter @OlliePersey & @Isaac_Ricca @gardencourtlaw
Ministry of Justice widens scope of legal aid to cover looked-after children with special education needs:
lawgazette.co.uk/news/legal-…
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Over 30 lawyers have joined us in calling on the Govt to abandon proposals in the #SENDReview Green Paper.
Read our letter to the Secretary of State for Education @GillianKeegan: bit.ly/3TQ5ZWZ
The system doesn’t need to be reformed again. It needs to be made to work.

ALT Graphic with blue background and text in white which reads: Letter to Secretary of State for Education on the SEND Review “The SEND system is broken because it lacks local accountability. It is riddled with unlawful decision-making, with no negative consequences for local decision-makers – only for children and young people with SEND. In our view, the key to resolving the SEND crisis lies in finding a way to ensure that local authorities comply with the existing law and fulfil their duties to children and young people, not in implementing a new set of reforms.” Underneath the text are the names of 34 lawyers who have signed the letter.
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We want to say a huge #ThanksToYou to @TNLComFund for their grant towards enhancing IPSEA's free helpline services over the next 3 years. Thank you for supporting children with #SEND and their families to access free legal advice.
Here's Team IPSEA saying thank you🤞
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A HUGE well done to Daniel and his friends who took part in a sponsored fun run raising funds for IPSEA!
This kind of support makes such a difference to our work. You can make a donation and help us to support more families here: ipsea.org.uk/donate/donate
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... a historic #probonocosts order of £130k. @Access2JusticeF @TobyBrownUK @ClareATJF I think this is more than double the previous highest order? More nerdery here: bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Adm…
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We have submitted a detailed response to the #SENDReview consultation. We believe the proposed reforms will, if implemented, have an overwhelmingly negative impact on children & young people with SEND.
Read what we told the Govt in our response here 👇 ipsea.org.uk/news/send-revie…
IPSEA has now submitted its response to the SEND Review Green Paper consultation
Friday is the deadline for telling the Government what you think about their proposals to reform the system for supporting children & young people with SEND. We have submitted a detailed response spelling out clearly what we think the impact will be. 1/11
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1/2 The system is currently failing many children and young people with SEND – not because of a lack of clear expectations or legal duties, but because the law is not followed or effectively enforced.
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NEW POST: #SENDReview: IPSEA's Ali Fiddy sets out how planned SEND National Standards are an assault on the rights and entitlements of children and young people with SEND. If you haven't sent in your Green Paper response yet, now would be a good time. specialneedsjungle.com/sendr…
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We're grateful to @halfon4harlowMP and @CommonsEd for writing in such clear terms to the new Sec of State for Education about the problems with the Govt's proposals for SEND reform. Important questions for ministers to answer. committees.parliament.uk/pub…
Ali Fiddy retweeted
We’re pleased to see @CommonsEd shares the concern we raised with them that children with EHC plans accommodated in children’s homes are particularly disadvantaged, as there’s an inherent conflict in an LA maintaining a role simultaneously as ‘parent’ and education decision-maker
Why are children in care being let down by our education system?
What can be done?
We've published our new Children's Homes report: publications.parliament.uk/p…
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If you couldn’t attend our live webinar, you can catch up with the recording on our website. We outline our concerns about the Government proposals and explain the implications these would have for children & young people with SEND: ipsea.org.uk/forms/recorded-…
Ali Fiddy retweeted
Educational provision in prisons and secure training centres is woefully inadequate for children in both quantity and quality.
Working with @IPSEAcharity, we've produced a guide that outlines key steps practitioners can take to address the problem.
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