@RMSPals

A teacher (now retired) and learner (always) who celebrates diversity in our schools and has a passion for enabling students, especially those with SEND.

Joined October 2011
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Have you received support from IPSEA in the past 40 years? Whether it was the 80s or 00s, we want to hear from you! We’re looking to share stories about families IPSEA has helped as part of our 40th birthday celebrations. Complete our short form today 👇 bit.ly/42mAXM8

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What are the options for parents if what’s supposed to be “ordinarily available” in mainstream schools isn’t delivered? An accountability mechanism is urgently needed, and IPSEA would like to see extended role for LGSCO in schools. #SENLawConf
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Hearing that word again - “accountability” that is the key thing that will stop the SEN crisis and I agree. If we have accountability for the unlawful decisions made - we would not have so many appeals and fundamentally, children/YP would obtain the support they need #SenLawConf
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Incentivising schools to accept children with SEND – why should this be necessary? Tammy Marks says we wouldn’t accept this kind of talk for children with other protected characteristics. #SENLawConf
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Strong visual representation of the integration jigsaw at #SENLawConf. Distinct pieces with complementary boundaries and clear secure links to support C&YP with SEN #EHCP
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Wonderful start to #senlawconf - passionate and compassionate. Lots of people working in SEN want to make a difference but their hands are tied by lack of resources.
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So many young people that I know are being denied the support they need. Please consider signing the petition and join the call for more help. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services : Stop CAMHS Denying Support For Autistic Kids! chng.it/2J9WnndC via @UKChange

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Stop Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Denying Support For Autistic Kids

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Professionals advising or supporting families of children with #SEND 👇 Lots of new dates for our SEND law training sessions now up on our website - book here: ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Category/…

Our training

We deliver legal training to parents and carers, school staff, parent carer forums, local authorities and other organisations working in the field of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)...

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No surprise that a new House of Lords report concludes that implementation of the Children & Families Act 2014 has been a failure and children & families have suffered as a result. Peers call it a missed opportunity and say that the SEND system needs to be properly accountable.
House of Lords Children and Families Act Committee@HLChildrenAct6 Dec 2022
We've published our report "Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation" today: committees.parliament.uk/com… 🖥️ Watch below for a summary of our key findings and recommendations
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.@AmbitiousAutism have launched a campaign calling on Govt to uphold existing law and make the current system work as it should for children & YP with SEND. We agree that compliance with existing law is what's needed, not reforms proposed in the #SENDReview. Sign the petition👇
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Parent carers shouldn't have to navigate the #SEND system on their own. Our free guides, resources and template letters are here to help. From info on EHC plans and SEN support, to guidance on how to prepare for an appeal - our guides explain 👉 ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Category/…
Image of the IPSEA website on a mobile phone screen. Text next to the image reads: Free legal guides, resources and template letters "Thank you for all the fantastic support on your website and your online training. Without it, I would never have been able to secure the specialist school place and the support that my son receives."

ALT Image of the IPSEA website on a mobile phone screen. Text next to the image reads: Free legal guides, resources and template letters "Thank you for all the fantastic support on your website and your online training. Without it, I would never have been able to secure the specialist school place and the support that my son receives."

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📢 Join our team! We're looking for a full-time Helplines Coordinator to lead on the day-to-day delivery of our helplines and to provide assistance to those contacting us via our helplines. Deadline: Monday 30th November buff.ly/3XoYCZK
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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.
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.

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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So much going on here today and over the weekend @ChilternOAM. The team has taken so much time and care to celebrate Halloween and decorate all of the buildings ❤️. Do pop in if you can.
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Love this! 🧡 📷 Unknown
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We are looking for two new people to join our Volunteer Team! 🏠 Flexible: home-based, office-based or hybrid working ⌚ 28 hours per week 💴 £23,000 per annum pro rata (£18,400 actual salary) ❌ Deadline: Monday 12th Sept, 5pm 💻 Apply: ipsea.org.uk/work-for-us #charityjobs
We're hiring! Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Tribunal Casework Coordinator For more information, visit: ipsea.org.uk/work-for-us

ALT We're hiring! Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Tribunal Casework Coordinator For more information, visit: ipsea.org.uk/work-for-us

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Apologies for any inconvenience whilst we work to get our appointment booking systems back up and running. Contact the Call-in Helpline on Thursday and Friday this week here: ipsea.org.uk/call-in-helplin…
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by our Advice Line and Tribunal Helpline booking systems being unavailable. We are working to get these back up and running as soon as we can. As our booking systems are down, our Call-in Helpline will operate for an extra day this week - from 9.30am-3pm on Thursday 23rd June and 9.30am-3pm on Friday 24th June.

ALT We apologise for any inconvenience caused by our Advice Line and Tribunal Helpline booking systems being unavailable. We are working to get these back up and running as soon as we can. As our booking systems are down, our Call-in Helpline will operate for an extra day this week - from 9.30am-3pm on Thursday 23rd June and 9.30am-3pm on Friday 24th June.

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"Reading out loud helps put words into your long term memory compared with reading silently". Such a useful strategy that should be encouraged for all. @DrMichaelMosley #justoonething
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Day 4 of #VolunteersWeek! Today we want to highlight the fantastic work of the volunteers on our Tribunal Helpline. Here's what Helen shared with us about her volunteering experience: buff.ly/3zcPJJd
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