New article from Special Needs Jungle: 2024 marks a decade of The Children and Families Act. After two years in the making, the CFA 2014 received Royal Assent. Three of the fourth of us were part … The post The Children and Families Act, 10 years on: Stephen Kingdom “The DfE didn’t do enough on implementation” appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Tania Tirraoro ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: When a system is going as badly wrong as the SEND system is for 16–25-year-olds, it’s easy to focus on all the failings. In much of our policy work at … The post What would a well-functioning further education system for young people with SEND look like? appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Ruth Perry, Senior Policy Manager, Natspec ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: With Vicci Wells is Head of Sport at the Youth Sport Trust (YST),  For the last three years, we at ASK Research Partners have been working with the Youth Sport … The post ADHD meds shortages impact pupil learning. These charities are offering schools inclusive strategies to help appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Amy Skipp ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: with Clare Kassa, CEO Sibs charity There are over half a million siblings of disabled children and young people in the UK. 5.1% of children under 16 are siblings of … The post “I just worry…” Supporting siblings of disabled children through their own challenges appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Special Needs Jungle ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been inspecting local area SEND services since 2016. At the start of 2023, they introduced a new framework that changed the way … The post Ofsted Area SEND Inspections: How bad does a council have to be to fail? appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Matt Keer ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: with Connor Johnston and Efa Jones, Law Commission Today we have a post about the Law Commission Review of Children’s legislation, by two of the people involved in it. Time … The post The Law Commission Review of disabled children’s social care legislation: How you can be involved appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Catriona Moore ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: It’s been two years since the Department for Education (DfE) issued its SEND and Alternative Provision Green Paper, and one year since they issued their SEND & AP Improvement Plan. … The post EHC Needs Assessments 2023: Who’s asking? SNJ’s FOI data finds it’s mostly NOT parents… appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Matt Keer ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: by Adam Sofianos, SEND parent campaigner We’ve written a lot about the Government’s Safety Valve and Delivering Better Value programmes, designed to “help” local authorities out of the deep financial … The post How local SEND campaigners saw off their LA’s SEND Safety Valve plans—and how you can too appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Tania Tirraoro ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: With Graham Caldow, SEND parent and author Graham Caldow is a father of two girls, and the author of a new book about how planning ahead can help your disabled … The post Why a Life Plan is the Best Plan For Disabled Young Adults – Book Giveaway! appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Renata Blower ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more

New article from Special Needs Jungle: Today we bring you some exciting news about changes at Special Needs Jungle— we have appointed two new Directors! 2024 marks the 16th year for SNJ, which began in 2008 … The post Announcing two new Directors for Special Needs Jungle! appeared first on Special Needs Jungle. Tania Tirraoro ⓒ Special Needs Jungle 2008-2023 All Rights reserved ..read more