SEND National Crisis
@SendCrisis
Award winning parent led campaign to raise awareness of the SEND National Crisis for children/young people. We ran a national march 30 May 19. Part of @send_CA
Please read an out & follow this campaign just gone to press that wehave been working on with others in the SEND community with over 100 supporting our open letter on launch. Thank you to all who have signed to date #saveourchildrensrights #StrongerTogether #SENDNationalScandal
We have a blog about it too. x.com/SpcialNdsJungl…
On SNJ Today: Give your views to @educationgovuk about mainstream #SEND units, a future it seems to have pinned its hopes on. All good, or is there a risk of shunting children into generic provision? We give you our views, then please give the DfE yours specialneedsjungle.com/government-obs…
For all families whose child has accessed internal resourced provision / a SEND unit / base in a mainstream school. Please complete and share by 13th August. twinkl.co.uk/news/dfe-launc… @SpcialNdsJungle @SEND_Action @SendCrisis @sos_sen
The first principle is probably to reassure all the terrified parents who fear their kids EHCP’s will no longer exist & their needs will no longer be legally protected! Please do not just make cost cutting the priority here! You need to ensure their needs are met!
Here’s a radical idea…get schools and LA’s to follow the law and stop seeing parents as the problem. SEND parent here happy to meet with you!
Carefully selected parents, how many were councillors this time? Instead of cherry-picking voices, why not engage with the countless parents whose comments your PR team routinely deletes? You might actually learn something.
And your first principle needs to be retaining the existing statutory rights and protections. And BTW, parent carer forums do not speak for all parents. #notinmyname
“The legal rights to an education that meets the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are under threat. Many thousands of children risk being denied vital provision, or losing access to education altogether.” saveourchildrensrights.org.uk/open-letter
#SaveOurChildrensRights campaign. 3 ways to support it. Sign and share the petition, we’d like it at a 150,000 min when it gets discussed in parliament. Let’s show Dear Bridget we’re not happy with any changes to legal rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7110…
Hell of a piece, this The courage it takes to speak up after going through something like this is astonishing - a courage totally missing from the spokesperson in the final para
New: the hundreds of parents being investigated for child abuse when they seek help or diagnosis for their sick children thetimes.com/article/720f66…
We need this to happen in @CamdenCouncil please @camdenpattweets @SylviaMcnamara_ ASAP
Surrey councillors tell Surrey leaders to ditch the negative language about parents. It’s a Surrey cultural issue from the leader down that has lead to gaslighting and disrespect towards parents due to Surreys maladministration and illegal practices. getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-ne…
Liverpool parents and all parents- call to action!! Please support our campaign and tell us your story, we are recording them all!! #saveourchildrensrights #SENDNationalScandal
Liverpool families, our children’s legal SEND rights are under threat. Let’s unite to protect the support they deserve. Sign the petition, write to your MP, and share the message! @IPSEAcharity @LivPaCL8 @ADDvancedSol @capliverpool #SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDCrisis
There's lots going on in this article. Yet it's notable that some people in education are treating this SEND school experience as a revelation. The irony of being surprised at the reality of neurodivergence, whilst brutalising SEND kids in mainstream schools, is raw. ⬇️
This article on working at an SEND school should be mandatory reading for everyone working in schools.
Next: study found that removing SEND kids legal rights removed SEND kids legal rights.
Who’d have guessed it? And there seems to be disbelief it could happen 😂 #SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDNationalScandal
Shock as scheme designed to reduce the number of EHCPs is found to have reduced the number of EHCPs
The engagement, attendance and mental health crisis’ are all deeply entwined. The tyranny of merit is writ large in our myopic and blinkered education system. And it’s not working. Kids with gold plated degrees can’t get jobs. And if they do, employers say they lack the…
She added: “You have to have a classroom community who are engaged and interested in what they are doing, rather than [as this document suggests] writing sentences, doing handwriting practice, or improving their work while they sit up straight. It’s Victorian.”
Liverpool parents, your voices matter—let's keep pushing for the support our children deserve! @LivPaCL8 @ADDvancedSol @DownSyndromeLPL @YPASLiverpool @BrainCharity @AlderHey @IPSEAcharity @SendCrisis #saveourchildrensrights
Two interesting viewpoints on EHCPs, and one that confuses the framework itself with the people running it. Proper support for children with special educational needs can lead to successful outcomes #SaveOurChildrensRights #TheLawIsNotTheProblem theguardian.com/education/2025…