SEND National Crisis Hertfordshire

Rishi, read the room, people are fed up with the Ukraine narrative. It’s a drain on British tax payers. The narrative that Ukraine is defending the rest of Europe from Russia is B.S. this is a decades long conflict on a par with a civil war between 2 borders that once were one. The military industrial complex is a drain on our economy. Yes we should invest in the latest military technologies for our own defences; but we also must stop engaging in other conflicts and focus on Britain first.

NEW POST (No 3!) Before it drops, we got a look at some funding plans in the Schools White Paper: We're grateful to @CaptainK77 for giving it a once-over to see what it says so far about funding for SEND specialneedsjungle.com/schools-white-…

@sendagenda @Lisa_SEND @CutScenesUK @tinkerbellbites @DrAEvens @1985Deanne @SalisburyPlain_ @Autismmother1 @SendNational @send_march @SendCrisis @LpoolSENDCRISIS @EmmaHester Absolute disgrace Sen children are only being allowed to do one course / 1 GCSE by councils like Essex and Cambridge @bphillipsonMP @educationgovuk @ChildrensComm

Thank you to every single one of the more than 125,000 people who signed the #SEND petition and made today’s debate possible and especially to @CutScenesUK. Standing room only and public gallery full. Moving speeches inside and outside Parliament.

@HertsMercury Herts SEND Tribunal stats are being dangerously misreported. A recent article claimed “just 4.15% of SEND appeals succeed”. That is flat-out wrong. 2024 SEND appeals lodged: 609, 389 conceded, 97 allowed, 64 partial allowed = 550. 90% win for parents. @Stewcarr

Kate Cox did a phenomenal job in this interview and @IPSEAcharity should rightly be proud of her contribution and that she represents the organisation!

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

Over 90,000. Will you help protect disabled children’s rights by signing and sharing? We need 100,000 to get a debate in Parliament. Under 18s can sign. Petition: Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND - petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7110…

For weeks now I’ve tried to get to speak to someone at the @PHSOmbudsman and been ignored. My MP has also tried. When I wrote to senior people I was threatened. @PHSO_theFACTS @cjayanetti @PaulaMc007

Less than 18,000 more signatures needed to get this into Parliament #SENDNationalScandal

The petition to protect disabled children’s rights is now in the top 10 of over 1,900 on the official petitions website, with over 81,000 signatures. We’ve been told a White Paper is imminent. Will you help get this up to 100,000? Under 18s can sign too.

Disabled children’s rights are at risk. The petition has reached 79,000. Please help us get to 100,000 as quickly as possible to secure a debate in parliament. #SENDNationalScandal petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7110…

21000 votes to get this debated in parliament. Come on SEND community sign and share please as it’s a #SENDNationalScandal

NEW POST: A new report from @FamilyFund shows how the high cost of caring for a disabled child or young person in 2025 means some families have to choose between heating, eating, and caring for their disabled child specialneedsjungle.com/cost-caring-20…

Thank you @GMB for giving this story the airtime - so many families affected by this.

An unpaid carer is never off duty, hour after hour, year after year.

The clearrest explanation of why removing legal rights from disabled children would be disastrous in today's Sun by Lisa Lloyd. @bphillipsonMP #SEND @DCPcampaign #GiveItBack @TheSun

@samcarlisle @bphillipsonMP @DCPcampaign @TheSun I work in mainstream the students are crying out for support which you can’t provide as the schools can’t fund TAs especially academies that pay stupid salaries to CEOs etc for a EHCP If you are lucky you’ll get £6000 a year for support ! 😡

@samcarlisle @bphillipsonMP @DCPcampaign @TheSun Reinstating Sure Start Centres would be a step in the right direction. They worked because there was early intervention, and they made a difference. Cost cutting is short-sighted. Money spent in the Early Years means savings later.