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Cherryl-kd
@cherryl-kd.bsky.social
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Ex AHT in SEND school. Blackpool. SLE. ITT Mentor. MA in Inclusion/SEND. Author for Bloomsbury and JKP Books
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Cherryl-kd @cherryl-kd.bsky.social · Apr 28
Support for teaching children with #SEND Useful for ECTs and more experienced educators wishing to refresh their knowledge and skills
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Agree
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Australia social media ban: Get rid of harmful content instead of us, say teens
From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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SEND rights
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ADHD and Autism Right To Choose referrals paused as at least nine NHS areas tell providers to stop booking assessments - Special Needs Jungle
ADHD and Autism “Right to Choose” assessments on pause in at least 9 NHS areas, as ICBs tell private providers not to offer new appointments
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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SEND
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What schools and parents need to understand about supporting autistic and neurodivergent children - Special Needs Jungle
Helen Edgar of Autistic Realms looks at what really needs to happen in schools and at home to help neurodivergent children thrive.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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SEND and injustice of being poorly
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Unauthorised Absence: SEND mum seeks funding for short film highlighting the injustice of punitive attendance policies - Special Needs Jungle
Unauthorised Absence: A SEND mum is seeking funding for a short film on the injustice of punitive attendance policies
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Wow!
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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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SEND funding
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SEND; mainstream schools to support more SEND children
A local authority is expanding a programme to help SEND children to be taught in state schools.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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SEND interventions www.specialneedsjungle.com/questions-se...
10 questions every parent should ask about SEND interventions-Plus a unique opportunity to join QTrobot Autism Research - Special Needs Jungle
10 questions every parent should ask about SEND interventions. Plus a unique opportunity for parents to join QTrobot Autism Research
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Not good!
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Staff wellbeing 'crisis' forcing teachers out of schools, charity says
A poll of teachers around the UK suggests they have a poorer wellbeing than the general population.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Report on asking for help
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Report: When asking for help causes harm: Why our systems are traumatising disabled children and their families - Special Needs Jungle
Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, EH...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Poor pupil behaviour

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Hexham Haydon Bridge High School strike over behaviour
Unions say school managers are failing to deal with persistent
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November 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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SEND changes
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SEND changes will be “co-created”. Which means what, exactly? asks the Education Select Committee - Special Needs Jungle
SEND changes will be “co-created”, Bridget Phillipson has said. Which means what, exactly?—demands Helen Hayes MP, Education Committee chair
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November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Book giveaway
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Understanding Parent Blame: Stories of institutional failure and complex trauma BOOK GIVEAWAY! - Special Needs Jungle
Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, EH...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Councils warn of 'total collapse' in special needs system

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Special needs support in England faces 'total collapse', councils warn
The government is facing political pressure as it tries to reform the "broken" system of support for children with special educational needs.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Ofsted

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Why Ofsted’s school inspection shakeup risks causing new problems
Ofsted's new 'traffic light' rating system comes into force this week - does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, 'high level tinkering'?
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November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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SEND misinformation
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Challenging SEND misinformation, one radio interview at a time - Special Needs Jungle
Rachel Filmer discusses keeping your composure when managing challenging interviews with people taken in by an anti-SEND parent narrative
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November 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Lest we forget
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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SEND
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Special education investment will rise, says minister in Essex
Georgia Gould says
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November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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No special school places and kids are 'overlooked'

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No Lincolnshire special school places and kids are 'overlooked'
The council says the county's special schools are full to capacity.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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SEND
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The privacy dangers for children and their families in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Special Needs Jungle
Campaign group, Reclaim Rights for Children discuss concerns over privacy for children & families in the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Good development

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Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Read my Book Review of The Strategic SENCo by @kennyinclusion.bsky.social
The book is a jolly good read.

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Kenny Wheeler (@kennyinclusion.bsky.social)
SEND, Inclusion and Leadership Consultant and Coach. Occasional cook and committed runner!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Curriculum review www.specialneedsjungle.com/curriculum-a...
What’s in the Curriculum and Assessment Review for children with SEND? - Special Needs Jungle
What's in the Curriculum and Assessment Review to help children with SEND—and what do support organisations think?
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November 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Change is coming

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Mortgages and AI to be added to the curriculum in English schools
Ministers are making the changes for children in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Head teachers to be consulted on strike action over new Ofsted inspections

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Head teachers to be consulted on strike action over Ofsted changes
New Ofsted inspections will go ahead as planned this month after the NAHT union's failed legal challenge.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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SEND funding reforms will be immensely painful—but the current situation is chaotic and sinking fast - Special Needs Jungle
A stark warning that reforms for SEND funding reforms will be immensely painful—but the current situation is chaotic and sinking fast.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM