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@educationgovuk @bphillipsonMP The question is about whether ISPs will be enforced, not produced. But you know that and choose to dodge the question and hope the posh white sofa distract us from the deceit. Removing the legal rights of vulnerable kids is despicable, however you dress it up. Do much better.

"Will ISPs be legally enforceable?" Watch as @bphillipsonMP gets to the bottom of your schools white paper questions Let us know your thoughts in the consultation👇 gov.uk/government/con…

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Meryl Streep's speech at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Diane Keaton

Interested to see what part of the EHCP process Ministers may think we don’t need - is it where: - we identify all the child’s special educational needs? - we specify the provision reasonably required to meet those needs? - the child gets the right to attend a suitable school?

NEW POST: Join our joint campaign to #SaveOurChildrensRights. We've launched in @guardian with a letter cosigned by 100 SEND charities & groups, academics, disability campaigners & celebrities, incl Chris Packham and Christine McGuinness specialneedsjungle.com/save-our-child…

Our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign sparked front page news in The Guardian & The Times today. But this is just the start. Help protect SEND legal rights: ✉️ Email your MP 🖊️ Sign the petition 📸 Join the photo campaign 👉 saveourchildrensrights.org.uk

Today, we launch the #SaveOurChildrensRights joint campaign. Govt plans could remove EHC plans and weaken legal rights for children with SEND. We can’t let that happen. The law isn’t the problem - failure to follow it is. Join the campaign 👇saveourchildrensrights.org.uk

The petition to protect disabled children’s right to assessment and support is now in the top 15 on the parliamentary petitions website, with over 57,000 signatures. Please encourage as many people as you can to sign and share. #SEND petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7110…

1/ SEN is a legally defined term. So we’re concerned about Tom Rees’ comments on ‘the SEND label’ which suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of SEN and the legal framework. Here are our thoughts🧵 schoolsweek.co.uk/umbrella-send-…

Exclusive Woman’s Hour poll: 73% of mothers of children with SEND think the SEND system is broken. We commissioned a survey of 1,000 mums across the UK who have one or more children with SEND. 58% told us they gave up work or cut their hours to support their child ⬇️

At the start of this academic year, many children with SEND across the UK don’t have a suitable school place, or a school place at all. @catrionamoore13 from @IPSEAcharity joins @bbcnuala to advise parents how to navigate the system ⬇️

‘Children need their needs met. When their needs are met, we see them thrive’ In our special Woman’s Hour from the BBC Radio Theatre, @BBCNuala looked at support for kids with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) in England & the mums trying to access it for them ⬇️

✨A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Woman’s Hour #SEND special live from the BBC Radio Theatre - and to all of you listening at home who also got in touch. We covered so much - but don't worry - the conversation will continue tomorrow! 🎧⬇️

Twelve critical reforms in the Data for Growth Bill will drive economic growth and support innovation. Learn more about what this means for our industry here: dma.org.uk/article/the-dm… #DigitalInformationandSmartDataBill #DMA #EconomicGrowth

The inclusion of the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill in the King’s Speech reflects our successful advocacy. Thank you to all our members for your continued support in making this happen. #DigitalInformationandSmartDataBill #KingsSpeech #DMA

Are you a #SaaS #scaleup looking for ways to improve productivity and profitability as top-line growth slows. Then this blog series by ⁦@thinkbluehat⁩ is for you! thinkbluehat.com/optimising-ope…

Want to explore how hashtag#AI can drive growth to your business while prioritising ethics and responsibility, and how your org can adopt learnings from real-life applications? Join DMA Scotland on 25th June to to learn more about the mission: dma.org.uk/event/driving-…

"The Government must make passing DPDI its number one priority in the next few days. After three years of consultation many aspects of the Bill have support across the political spectrum.” decisionmarketing.co.uk/top-story/data…

Today, the @DMA_UK has called on the government and opposition parties to join together to pass the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill before the election. Add your support by sharing the link in your networks: dma.org.uk/article/dma-ca…