SEND Community Alliance is an independent grassroots campaigning collaborative from @Spcialndsjungle @SENDCrisis & @SEND_Action @sos_sen Volunteers Needed!
England, United Kingdom
Joined November 2019
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SEND Community Alliance calls for urgent action on COVID SEND failures, following research from SCA co-founders Special Needs Jungle. ow.ly/QfQo50ALrNd
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Our work has uncovered extremely worrying action by one Local Authority. #homeeduk
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🪧 Petition is now at over 8000
🖊️ Please share and sign
🎯 Get it to 10000 by the weekend for a response from Government.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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“Chris Packham has pledged to “fight for hell” while threatening the government with legal action if they cut extra support in schools from children with special needs.”
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Headline should read that schools are in fact getting better at identifying & recording when children have SEN - exactly what should happen under the law
Now we need schools/LAs to have the resources and strong accountability so children's needs are met
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23m…
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We’ve passed 60,000 —we need 100,000 people to sign to get a parliamentary debate—If you haven’t already, please SIGN and SHARE this post and petition! specialneedsjungle.com/act-n… Please Share!
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The Down's Syndrome Association is aware that the Government is currently exploring the benefits and challenges relating to Resourced Provisions, units and bases that are attached to mainstream schools, as part of their ideas relating to the reform of the SEND system.
We would be keen to understand the experiences of children and young people who have Down's syndrome who have been in these settings. We are keen to develop some short anonymised case studies to support our policy engagement in this area.
If your child/young person has been educated in a Resourced Provision, unit or base attached to a mainstream school in the last five years, and you would like to send a short paragraph of text outlining their experiences - both good and bad - please email us at [email protected].
ALT Girl writing down in school book with male teacher.
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Almost 64,000 signatures. Don’t forget that under 18s are eligible to sign too as long as they are a British citizen or UK resident. #ProtectSENDRights
“We won’t accept the removal of disabled children’s rights without a fight. This isn’t about improving provision – it’s about saving money.” @TaniaLT
Please sign and share the petition, now over 60,000
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
theguardian.com/education/20…
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In Amy’s memory: smile, pop a couple of extra swear words into your day, and do not suffer fools
NEW: Our post today is dedicated to remembering AMY, @catrionamoore13 and @edreyesjourno “fierce, funny and fabulous” daughter, whose funeral is today. You can donate to Amy’s hospice @DemelzaCharity at the link in the post.
specialneedsjungle.com/remem…
ALT Amy in a love heart frame. Amy is smiling and has auburn hair and bright eyes
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NEW POST: What happened when parents took their councils to court over SEND Safety Valve agreements? Jen Smith, a Bristol parent carer has filed a report to SNJ on proceedings specialneedsjungle.com/paren…
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Shut away & ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle @johnharris1969 "The fundamental issue is not just that we have not acted on this seemingly constant crisis. It's that most of us are not even aware of it" theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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We will ALL fight together to protect the rights of disabled children and young people. They are not up for grabs.
Keir Starmer looks at sweeping reforms to special education needs. Paywalled FT article but you can read it here: archive.is/Pw2eP
It's misinformed and ignorant, referring to "statements" and “lighter” SEND needs "such as ADHD and autism”. 1/3
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This is beyond ridiculous. Local authorities are failing to comply with legal duties, abusing and overloading the tribunal process (wasting public money) while using this information to lobby for the removal of disabled children’s rights.
New #SENDTribunal statistics out show a MASSIVE 54% rise in appeals. LAs now win just 1.3% of cases. We're preparing our in-depth analysis @CaptainK77 and infographic @TaniaLT for the morning. If you're desperate to wade through yourself, check here: gov.uk/government/statistics…
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In our support group of 67000 members who share 100 posts a day detailing their thoughts & actions we see no evidence of this supposed change in attitude to schooling, we see parents who are desperate to access the support & understanding their children need to be able to attend
Another day, another parent-blaming headline. This time it's the Chief Inspector.
Yes, Friday absences are an issue.
But this narrative distracts from the reality that we have a seismic health crisis affecting both pupils and the education workforce.
independent.co.uk/news/educa…
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Post 16 Transport. The exploited loophole affecting our children’s preparation for adulthood and therefore life chances. #SENDNationalScandal
specialneedsjungle.com/true-…
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Our attention at IPSEA has been caught by two things recently: a succession of “innovations” by individual LAs, and an inadequate level of scrutiny in Parliament regarding the experiences of children & young people who depend on the SEND system. So, what’s been happening?🧵[1/10]
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Excellent article:
“Lack of stigma” blamed for rising SEND? We will NEVER be ashamed of our disabled children specialneedsjungle.com/lack-… via @spcialndsjungle
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Did you know you can follow SNJ on #WhatsApp? Find ad follow our channel here so you never miss a new post: bit.ly/SNJWhatsApp
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Parent carers' mental health is at breaking point. I hear from families DAILY who have disabled children out of school, refused EHCP assessments so can't even apply to a schools. Children not accessing healthcare they need. Disabled children have rights. @UKLabour please see us.
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ALT Screengrab from a July 2024 Proms performance of Verdi’s Requiem. American soprano Latonia Moore, clad in a glittering grey dress, is singing passionately with a violinist playing in the background Moore is singing in Latin. The English subtitle reads “Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death”
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I remain concerned that aspects of Bexley’s Safety Valve agreement conflicts with OFSTED’s SEND inspection findings & hear these concerns from fellow SEN parents.
I recently joined other MPs to meet @bphillipsonMP & @CMcKinnellMP to raise these issues & will continue to do so
