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Lucky Husband & Dad. Education & social care lawyer #send #ehcp. Dedicated to protecting rights of people with disabilities. Myth debunker. "That Ed Bloke". Director at HCB. Kindly reviewed by Chamber & Partners. Posts ≠ advice. Own view
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I wrote this. I kind of had to. maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/is-the-gov...
Is the government going to take away the rights of children with Special Needs?
It is beginning to look like it.
maybeimamazed.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I wrote this. I kind of had to. maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/is-the-gov...
The #send system needs to recognise what the problem is.
the problem is not the law.
the problem is not #ehcp
the solution is not more turmoil, erosion of standards or destruction of opportunities for young people.
please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
the problem is not the law.
the problem is not #ehcp
the solution is not more turmoil, erosion of standards or destruction of opportunities for young people.
please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
May 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The #send system needs to recognise what the problem is.
the problem is not the law.
the problem is not #ehcp
the solution is not more turmoil, erosion of standards or destruction of opportunities for young people.
please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
the problem is not the law.
the problem is not #ehcp
the solution is not more turmoil, erosion of standards or destruction of opportunities for young people.
please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
It cost over half a billion to implement #send in 2014.
how much will further reforms cost?
how much will be wasted on consultants and committees?
how about - & this may be controversial - £ goes to actually helping #send rather than discussing it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
how much will further reforms cost?
how much will be wasted on consultants and committees?
how about - & this may be controversial - £ goes to actually helping #send rather than discussing it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England
White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It cost over half a billion to implement #send in 2014.
how much will further reforms cost?
how much will be wasted on consultants and committees?
how about - & this may be controversial - £ goes to actually helping #send rather than discussing it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
how much will further reforms cost?
how much will be wasted on consultants and committees?
how about - & this may be controversial - £ goes to actually helping #send rather than discussing it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England.
Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Main findings👇
Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Main findings👇
February 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England.
Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Main findings👇
Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Main findings👇
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Excellent John Harris column on the failings in care for adults with learning disabilities www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle | John Harris
When you attend your local choir or yoga class, just stop and think – where are the disabled adults, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Excellent John Harris column on the failings in care for adults with learning disabilities www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How does being Autistic impact your sensory system and everyday life?
"The experience of being human is embedded in the sensory events of everyday life." -
Winnie Dunn
"The experience of being human is embedded in the sensory events of everyday life." -
Winnie Dunn
January 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
How does being Autistic impact your sensory system and everyday life?
"The experience of being human is embedded in the sensory events of everyday life." -
Winnie Dunn
"The experience of being human is embedded in the sensory events of everyday life." -
Winnie Dunn
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NEW POST: One NHS trust has come up with a “novel” way to cut neurodiversity assessment waiting lists: Create more barriers to getting on the list in the first place. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains more www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
January 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: One NHS trust has come up with a “novel” way to cut neurodiversity assessment waiting lists: Create more barriers to getting on the list in the first place. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains more www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
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I iive in Cornwall and we have a 21 year old son with Prader Willi Syndrome. He got his EHCP at 3 and it was created efficiently and in a timely manner. I now find that only 1.6% of EHCPs in Cornwall are written within the 20 week deadline. I'm stunned and frankly disgusted
January 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I iive in Cornwall and we have a 21 year old son with Prader Willi Syndrome. He got his EHCP at 3 and it was created efficiently and in a timely manner. I now find that only 1.6% of EHCPs in Cornwall are written within the 20 week deadline. I'm stunned and frankly disgusted
"The SEN system is inconsistent, inequitable and not delivering in line with expectations, which inevitably undermines parents’ confidence in it"
Spot on from the Public Accounts Committee
#send #sen #ehcp
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
Spot on from the Public Accounts Committee
#send #sen #ehcp
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
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January 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"The SEN system is inconsistent, inequitable and not delivering in line with expectations, which inevitably undermines parents’ confidence in it"
Spot on from the Public Accounts Committee
#send #sen #ehcp
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
Spot on from the Public Accounts Committee
#send #sen #ehcp
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
This is gravely concerning
This is driven by - and coupled with - continually poor decision-making; itself the result of a chronically under-funded and under-resourced (in terms of professionals/schools etc. etc.) system.
#send #ehcp
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This is driven by - and coupled with - continually poor decision-making; itself the result of a chronically under-funded and under-resourced (in terms of professionals/schools etc. etc.) system.
#send #ehcp
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New #SENDTribunal statistics show a MASSIVE 54% rise in appeals. LA success rate down to just 1.3%. We’ll bring you in-depth analysis @captaink77.bsky.social & infographic @tanialt.bsky.social first thing tomorrow. If you're desperate to wade through yourself, check here: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2024
www.gov.uk
December 12, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This is gravely concerning
This is driven by - and coupled with - continually poor decision-making; itself the result of a chronically under-funded and under-resourced (in terms of professionals/schools etc. etc.) system.
#send #ehcp
bsky.app/profile/spci...
This is driven by - and coupled with - continually poor decision-making; itself the result of a chronically under-funded and under-resourced (in terms of professionals/schools etc. etc.) system.
#send #ehcp
bsky.app/profile/spci...
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New #SENDTribunal statistics show a MASSIVE 54% rise in appeals. LA success rate down to just 1.3%. We’ll bring you in-depth analysis @captaink77.bsky.social & infographic @tanialt.bsky.social first thing tomorrow. If you're desperate to wade through yourself, check here: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2024
www.gov.uk
December 12, 2024 at 2:39 PM
New #SENDTribunal statistics show a MASSIVE 54% rise in appeals. LA success rate down to just 1.3%. We’ll bring you in-depth analysis @captaink77.bsky.social & infographic @tanialt.bsky.social first thing tomorrow. If you're desperate to wade through yourself, check here: www.gov.uk/government/s...
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NEW POST: Our SEND funding analyst, Matt Keer, looks behind the headlines at the SEND funding announcement. Will £740m make mainstream schools truly accessible? Plus SEND safety valve deals halted—we’ll take that as a win! www.specialneedsjung...
December 5, 2024 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: Our SEND funding analyst, Matt Keer, looks behind the headlines at the SEND funding announcement. Will £740m make mainstream schools truly accessible? Plus SEND safety valve deals halted—we’ll take that as a win! www.specialneedsjung...
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On SNJ Today: See our fab #GIVEAWAY for Making Lawful Decisions by leading public law barristers @TorButlerCole & @SteveBroach (Tell your SEND Case Officer about it!) If you just want to buy it, there's an SNJ commission link in the post 😀
www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM
www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM
GIVEAWAY: Making Lawful Decisions by Victoria Butler-Cole KC and Steve Broach KC - Special Needs Jungle
A fabulous GIVEAWAY for those who are interested in making decisions in SEND and public law from Victoria Butler Cole KC and Steve Broach KC.
www.specialneedsjungle.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
On SNJ Today: See our fab #GIVEAWAY for Making Lawful Decisions by leading public law barristers @TorButlerCole & @SteveBroach (Tell your SEND Case Officer about it!) If you just want to buy it, there's an SNJ commission link in the post 😀
www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM
www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM
Good start to the day when you see an email from an #send case officer to a parent containing;
1. a refusal to consult with parent's preferred school (unlawful); and
2. reference to an Act that does not exist.
Remind me again how anyone concluded the problem with the #ehcp system is parents?
#sen
1. a refusal to consult with parent's preferred school (unlawful); and
2. reference to an Act that does not exist.
Remind me again how anyone concluded the problem with the #ehcp system is parents?
#sen
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Took part in a mediation meeting last week. For a contentious discrimination claim.
Mediation revealed that the whole claim was the result of a local authority misleading everyone else involved.
Issue resolved & core problem identified. Wouldnt have happened through a hearing
#sen #send #disability
Mediation revealed that the whole claim was the result of a local authority misleading everyone else involved.
Issue resolved & core problem identified. Wouldnt have happened through a hearing
#sen #send #disability
November 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Took part in a mediation meeting last week. For a contentious discrimination claim.
Mediation revealed that the whole claim was the result of a local authority misleading everyone else involved.
Issue resolved & core problem identified. Wouldnt have happened through a hearing
#sen #send #disability
Mediation revealed that the whole claim was the result of a local authority misleading everyone else involved.
Issue resolved & core problem identified. Wouldnt have happened through a hearing
#sen #send #disability
Not sure what is sadder about this piece. Either;
a. the truth of the material within it; or
b. the fact no one involved in SEND is remotely surprised / disagrees with my comments that LAs deliberately delay in order to save cash
#sen #send #ehcp
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
a. the truth of the material within it; or
b. the fact no one involved in SEND is remotely surprised / disagrees with my comments that LAs deliberately delay in order to save cash
#sen #send #ehcp
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
Inside the SEND crisis where council 'delay tactics' are denying parents support
Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with special educational needs
inews.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Not sure what is sadder about this piece. Either;
a. the truth of the material within it; or
b. the fact no one involved in SEND is remotely surprised / disagrees with my comments that LAs deliberately delay in order to save cash
#sen #send #ehcp
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
a. the truth of the material within it; or
b. the fact no one involved in SEND is remotely surprised / disagrees with my comments that LAs deliberately delay in order to save cash
#sen #send #ehcp
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
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Who knew?! “Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with SEND”
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
Inside the SEND crisis where council 'delay tactics' are denying parents support
Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with special educational needs
inews.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Who knew?! “Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with SEND”
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...