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Northumberland parents learn self defence against their children Some parents say help is not available quickly enough to deal with violence from their children.

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Dozens in Somerset SEND failures protest at County Hall Taunton More than 50 people gathered outside a council's headquarters to protest against Send provision.

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Recognition for Renata and Tania as “Women of the Year” - Special Needs Jungle A little self-congratulation, as Tania & Renata are nominated as 2 of 400 "Women of the Year", an event for "unsung heroes", in its 70th year

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Teachers fear education policy reforms will make things worse, not better, for children with SEND - Special Needs Jungle A new report shows teachers fear education policy reforms will make things worse, not better, for children with SEND.

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Send costs will rise by billions without reforms, ministers told The Institute for Fiscal Studies says more than 200,000 extra children will need Send support by 2029.

Reform Send system now or face billions in extra costs, ministers warned

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Are behaviour-tracking apps harming SEND children and their families? - Special Needs Jungle Natalia James on how behaviour-tracking apps are discriminating against disabled children and increasing stress on their parents?

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Why the Human Rights Act matters when advocating for your child with SEND - Special Needs Jungle Why the Human Rights Act matters when advocating for your child with SEND. Annie Smith from BIHR explains how parents can use the HRA in SEND

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Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech

Libraries for all primary schools

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No surprise there.

Year 8 pupils to sit compulsory reading tests under new plans - BBC News The government says reading is key, but unions say it could lead to more stress for staff and students.

Reading tests in Y8
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White low-income pupils ‘report lowest enthusiasm for school’ in England Boys and girls in demographic start secondary school with weakest levels of engagement, research finds

White, low income pupils are least enthusiastic regarding school
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Private schools could face higher Ofsted fees Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says "the taxpayer shouldn't be subsidising" inspection fees.

Private schools could face higher Ofsted fees

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How to choose a speech and language therapist for your child with SEND: A guide for parents and carer - 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...

Choosing a SALT

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Autistic boy may have to quit school as travel money cut Tatjana says her 16-year-old son needs a specialised taxi with a trained escort to get to school.

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Consultation with parents and carers: What can the Government learn from the SEND Review? - Special Needs Jungle As the Schools White Paper looms, the DfE must learn from its mistakes in the last SEND Review, when consulting with families

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SEND Inquiry report 3: How does the Education Committee want to fix SEND funding? - Special Needs Jungle This examination of the SEND Inquiry report looks at how the Education Committee wants to fix SEND funding. Matt Keer has the analysis

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SEND Inquiry Report 2: Force the NHS to pay its fair share, plus fixing early years and post-16 education - Special Needs Jungle In the 2nd of our articles on the SEND Inquiry report, we examine proposals to make health pay its fair share + educating early years & post-16

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SEND Inquiry Report 1: Strengthen inclusion—but don’t dilute SEND legal entitlements the Education Committee tells the Government - Special Needs Jungle The Education Committee's SEND Crisis inquiry report tells the Government to strengthen inclusion—but don’t dilute SEND legal entitlements

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Reforming disabled children’s social care: a disappointing fudge as Law Commission rows back proposals - Special Needs Jungle Catriona Moore shares her disappointment at the Law Commission's final report on reforming disabled children’s social care

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The SEND Petition Debate: MPs speak up for EHCP rights at the start of big week of SEND news - Special Needs Jungle We look back at yesterday's SEND Petition Debate as MPs speak up for EHCP rights—at the start of a big week of SEND news

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The risks and benefits of using artificial intelligence to power EHCPs - Special Needs Jungle Artificial Intelligence is being trialled by councils to write EHCPs. Matt Keer looks at the issues of AI EHCPs including data protection

SEND and AI
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SEND Day of Action: Fight to #SaveOurChildrensRights on September 15th. They broke the system. They can’t break us - 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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That’s such a shame. We always seem to be one step forwards and 2 backwards. SEND as usual is a political football

Schools never accept an additional piece of work. I understand that. We’ll see what happens. Some serious work needs to be done though and soon as too many are being let down.

The Ontario system: Are politicians considering a Canadian province’s SEND structure for England? - Special Needs Jungle The Ontario system: As Ministers search for new ways to "fix" SEND, are they considering a Canadian province’s SEND structure for England?

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EXCLUSIVE: Plans for digital, standardised EHCPs ditched. Does Labour want to kill off statutory SEND provision completely? - Special Needs Jungle EXCLUSIVE: Advanced plans for digital, standardised EHCPs have been ditched by the DfE. Is Labour aiming to dump statutory SEND completely?

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First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told

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Chickenpox jabs introduced as experts warn many children in England start school without vaccinations Experts say country needs ‘wake-up call’, while NHS will offer childhood chickenpox jab for first time

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Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy Hunt Former health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England

SEND diagnosis
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