Ed Duff
@SEN_advice
Lucky Husband & Dad. Education & care lawyer #send #ehcp. "That Ed Bloke". Director at HCB. Kindly reviewed by @ChambersGuides. Tweets ≠ advice. Own views.
I have written a piece for @theipaper expressing my alarm that the DfE has decided too much access to specialist schools is the problem it is going to solve: inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-al…
It occurs to me that the current (rumoured) suggestion of scraping #ehcps is a little like owning a really good, reliable car, but scraping it because it runs out of petrol. That would be mad wouldn't it? You'd spend some money, get petrol, and enjoy the working car.
At IPSEA, we're used to people making all sorts of rash statements about SEN and EHC plans, but even we have been surprised by the extent of misinformation we have seen shared and in the press recently. So let's clear some things up...🧵 1/5
Hmmm. A Bill to require #send training is part of teacher training. bills.parliament.uk/bills/4001 Seemingly benign, but this could be the foothills of a broader reform about shifting #sen provision (and #ehcp) substantively into mainstream schools
the EHCP system does not fail children local authorities do because of a lack of resource and because of how funding is managed blaming #ehcp for the issues is like blaming kids with #send x.com/SteveChalke/st…
There is no SEND rebellion threatening Labour over Education Health Care Plans. We all know that the EHCP system fails countless children & that a better, faster & more caring approach is long overdue. Until last week everyone was frustrated by what now some are sticking up for!!
Tone deaf. x.com/UKLabour/statu…
This is the difference Labour is making.
"Taken for a ride" "Spaff £400 million" "'...neurodiversity'. [is] one of those new age, ... fuzzy terms" "We have been sucked into this" "starting to feel like a Ponzi scheme" Contemptuous, hateful, drivel #sen #ehcp x.com/jessiehewitson…
this is one of the most batshit crazy things I've read in a while (and not just because I take the opposing view... just wait to you get to the conclusion) telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…
Im confused. We now are in a situation where Labour want the most disadvantaged in society to be the source of savings (PIP, #send, winter fuel payment) and we have Tory MPs demanding support remains, with wealth taxes raised. What has actually happened?
A system that supports children's needs - that is #ehcps A system that doesn't require [parents] to go to Court - again that is #ehcp Nothing about the #send REQUIRES a 'fight' The issue is funding and resource. Sort that. #TheLawIsNotTheProblem x.com/LBC/status/194…
'So you're not open minded... it sounds like you've already made your minds up.' Despite @AndrewMarr9's best efforts, School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell refuses to be drawn on whether the government will keep EHCPs in place.
We have joined more than 100 organisations and individuals to sign an open letter calling for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) to be protected. EHCPs provide children with special educational needs and disabilities the right to have their education needs met. Children…
Having whinged previously, it is only fair that I give credit where its due. This is excellent #send #sen #ehcp @lawsocgazette @edreyesjourno lawgazette.co.uk/features/send-…
“@bphillipsonMP has backtracked on a key element of her flagship pledge to recruit 6,500 “new” teachers – they won’t all be new. …also omits any mention of recruiting teachers in key subjects…confirmation that primary teachers will be left out too.” schoolsweek.co.uk/the-shapeshift…