SEND Action

Will you help us to save the legal rights of disabled children and young people? There are events at 12 locations across England on 9th May. Links to register below. #SaveSENDLegalRights #SEND #Disability

Time is running out. The #SEND consultation closes at 11.59pm tomorrow (Monday 18th). Please take the time to respond if you can. The more of us respond, the harder we are to ignore. #SaveSENDLegalRights #NotInOurName #StrongerTogether

"If you don't respond, your silence will be taken as consent" says SNJ's Gill. The #SEND consultation ends on Monday. If you do one thing this weekend, respond. You don't have to use the DfE's form or respond to all 39 questions—you can even email a video: specialneedsjungle.com/send-politics/

NEW POST: Journalist @edreyesjourno MC'd the London #SaveSENDLegalRights protest. Eduardo, husband of SNJ columnist @catrionamoore13 speaks about his experience fronting the highly emotional event specialneedsjungle.com/why-would-anyo…

You say you want to hear from families @Georgia_Gould but the comments are blocked again so that only the voices you choose are heard. This is not inclusion. Perhaps @LpoolSENDCRISIS would like to raise this at the session? #SaveSENDLegalRights

Will you help get Tee-Jay’s petition over 13,000? Share it with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Together we can #SaveSENDLegalRights petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7642…

SNJ's Gill Doherty speaking about the #SaveSENDLegalRights protests on Saturday and with a couple of updates: youtu.be/DqnXh-tCcss

If you want answers to your toughest questions about the SEND reform proposals, then join SNJ's Wednesday night free webinar with Georgia Gould 13th May 7-8pm. Chat and Q&A open to all. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Ask questions: specialneedsjungle.com/send-webinar-s…

On SNJ Today: A recap of why we're protesting, and how thousands came out on the streets across England shouting #SaveSENDLegalRights We MUST keep going: SEND families, teachers, and allies take to the streets to defend their children’s legal rights. specialneedsjungle.com/send-families-…

@educationgovuk On Saturday thousands of people protested against these reforms, which will undermine inclusion and remove disabled children’s rights. The more you ignore us, the louder we will become. #SaveSENDLegalRights specialneedsjungle.com/send-families-…

Our SEND reforms will build inclusive schools so we can ensure every child gets the right support, on their doorstep, without having to fight for it. We've been in Darlington listening to your thoughts on our proposals. There's still time to have your say - sign up to an event and get involved in the consultation now: consult.education.gov.uk/send-reform/ @Georgia_Gould

Families vow to 'fight for their rights' as government considers SEND education reforms itv.com/watch/news/fam…

@educationgovuk #SaveSENDLegalRights saveourchildrensrights.org.uk

Whatever your connection to the SEND system, your views matter and we want to hear them. We're hosting a series of SEND engagement events, bringing together parents, carers, educators and professionals to talk about change. It's so important that we hear a wide range of views on our proposals and that's why, as well as running a formal consultation, we're hosting more events online and in-person - ensuring everyone has confidence in the system we're building. Find out more here: consult.education.gov.uk/send-reform/ @Georgia_Gould

@educationgovuk #SaveSENDLegalRights saveourchildrensrights.org.uk

We're hosting a series of SEND engagement events, bringing together parents, carers, educators and professionals to talk about change. It's so important that we hear a wide range of views on our proposals and that's why, as well as running a formal consultation, we're hosting more events online and in-person - ensuring everyone has confidence in the system we're building. Whatever your connection to the SEND system, your views matter and we want to hear them. Find out more here: consult.education.gov.uk/send-reform/

The @CommonsEd chair @helenhayes_ is losing patience with @bphillipsonMP: We understand why you'd want to wait for the Schools White Paper & accepted some leeway...it should not be that the timing of a response is at the Government's convenience committees.parliament.uk/publications/5…

NEW POST: SNJ is hosting a WEBINAR with Department for Education SEND Minister Georgia Gould - MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale on the Schools White Paper SEND reform proposals. Wednesday May 13th 7-8pm. REGISTER NOW! specialneedsjungle.com/send-webinar-s… #sendreform

NEW POST: New guidance on campaigning by parent carer forum members, published by the charity Contact, is provoking outrage. PCF member and SNJ Co-Director, @RenataWatts_SNJ asks: will PCFs go quietly from co-production to compliance? specialneedsjungle.com/parent-carer-f…

BIG NEWS! An important legal challenge has just been issued against the Government’s #SENDreform consultation. It argues it's unlawful & unfair, failing to provide sufficient information or ask key questions. We fully support Jessica & Melissa’s claim rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/legal-challeng…

Big news: a legal challenge has been issued against the Goverment’s #SEND consultation, arguing it is unlawful and unfair. We have supported the claim with a witness statement. rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/legal-challeng…

Check out SEND National Crisis Liverpool's Story! vm.tiktok.com/ZN9Nwc8BWfgQW-…

Tee-Jay, an amazing autistic teenage canpaigner, has started this petition to protect the legal right to support for children with SEND. Will you sign and share to help it to nudge over 10,000 this weekend? #SaveSENDLegalRights petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7642…