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Our son’s rare disease sparked a search for answers- and support

Our son’s rare disease sparked a search for answers- and support

Special Needs Jungle ― Tania writes: I am often contacted by desperate parents searching for help with finding the special needs solutions for their children. It’s something that Helen Renouf never imagined herself having to do. She had never had to worry about ...

Tags: Rare Disease, Statementing, Kleine Levin Syndrome, Rare Disease, Special Needs

TaniaLT ― 8 weeks 1 day ago

Children & Families Bill published

Special Needs Jungle ― The Children and Families bill, issued in draft form last year, has just been published. Within this bill are the reforms to the way special educational needs are provisioned, including the replacement of the statement with a single Educational,...

Tags: SEN Legislation, SEN Reform, SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 19 weeks ago

Exciting news from Special Needs Jungle-bringing in a fresh perspective for 2013!

Special Needs Jungle ― I have some exciting news for Special Needs Jungle for 2013! In 2012, the site really took off and now covers a much wider range of issues about special needs and disabilities, thanks to the many fantastic guest posts that people have kindly...

Tags: Personal Posts, Debs Aspland, Disability, Kent PEPS, SEN, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 22 weeks ago

When SEN Tribunal looms, seek legal advice

Special Needs Jungle ― Many parents find themselves in the position, as they try to secure a statement for their child with special needs, of having to go to Tribunal when they cannot reach an agreement with their local authority about provision. This is, always, a very...

Tags: SEN Lawyers, SEN Reform, Barristers, Legal Aid, SEN Reforms, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 35 weeks ago

The SEN bill’s future is in the hands of.. well, what a welcome surprise!

Special Needs Jungle ― The last week has been really hectic with my boys going back to school and a huge workload, but I’ve just been prompted by a blog comment to write about just who will be responsible for SEN and the draft bill following the reshuffle. Rather...

Tags: SEN Legislation, Special Needs, SEN, Special Educational Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 39 weeks ago

The SEN draft bill: Have your say – but be quick!

Special Needs Jungle ― The draft SEN bill is now out and is will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny by the Education Select Committee. The committee last week issued a call for evidence with their cut off being noon on 11 October, but considering the questions being ...

Tags: SEN Green Paper, SEN Legislation, SEN, SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 40 weeks ago

Special Educational Needs reform update

Special Needs Jungle ― Hope your summer is going okay! We’re just back from Italy where we were devoured by relentless mosquitos day and night. Just thought you might like to read this pdf of the June 20th Select Committee on SEN at which Sarah Teather spoke about...

Tags: SEN Green Paper, Green Paper, SEN, SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 42 weeks ago

School Exclusions: Statemented children 9 times more likely to be excluded

Special Needs Jungle ― Statistics published by the Department for Education today show that pupils with statements are nine times more likes to be permanently excluded from school than those pupils without any SEN. Meanwhile, the number of pupils with statements of SEN...

Tags: It's About The School, Exclusions, SEN Special Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 47 weeks ago

Don’t rush SEN reform – get it right, not fast

Special Needs Jungle ― I’ve just watched the Education Select Committee on SEN – the Next Steps and many of the concerns raised mirror the points I raised in my presentation at the Towards a Positive Future Conference. Sarah Teather, in her part of the...

Tags: SEN Green Paper, Special Educational Needs, Statementing, Statements Of SEN, Education Select Committee, Sarah Teather

TaniaLT ― 20 Jun, 12

Special Needs Jungle in the Daily Telegraph. What I really think

Special Needs Jungle ― There’s a story about SEN in the Daily Telegraph today “Can 20 per cent of schoolchildren really have special needs?” by Peter Stanford. It’s already attracted lots of comments, some informed, others somewhat less so, shall ...

Tags: Disability Financial Help, It's About The School, Parenting, Statementing, Charlie Mead, Daily Telegraph

TaniaLT ― 12 May, 12

If ‘child centred’ help is a no-brainer, why isn’t it happening?

Special Needs Jungle ― One thing that’s become very familiar in the last few years, both personally and from reading your comments and emails, is how outragously hard it is to get the right medical and psychological support for ASD children and their families. Our...

Tags: Disability Financial Help, SEN Green Paper, Special Educational Needs, Special Needs, Statementing, Treatment & Therapy

TaniaLT ― 2 May, 12

On being a Special Needs mum: or why I don’t have time to blog anymore

witterings of the overtired ― The last year has been eaten up dealing with special educational needs. For a whole year we fought for a statement for Violet, we attended meetings, assessments, read reports. We heard things about our daughter no parent wants to hear, and we said...

Tags: Ffs, Rantage, Senco, School, Violet, Statementing

podgypixiejo ― 15 Dec, 11

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