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Have you entered our BOOK GIVEAWAY! Journalist Saba Salman, talks about her new book, "Double Discrimination" that spotlights the human faces at the intersection of race, culture, and SEND. We have two copies to giveaway—use the form in the article: www.specialneedsjungle.com/book-giveawa...
SEND Tribunal appeals are ⬆️ 23% compared to the same quarter last year at 29k—the highest amount ever for the time period. Disposals are also the highest in the same period at 23k ⬆️ 18%. There are 17k open cases ⬆️ 43%. We're told there's a 16-month hearing backlog
On SNJ Today: The SEND stats for 2026 track a decade of rising need. @captaink77.bsky.social's analysis shows EHCPs coming earlier and how secondary is a growing crunch point, forcing children into specialist provision.
www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-2026-tr...
The number of EHCPs has jumped 11.6% just a year—little surprise, after the DfE's comms mismanagement! 6% of pupils now have an EHCP—538.547.
SEN with no EHCP rose by 2.8% to 1.3 million/14.8% Watch out for Special Needs Jungle’s full analysis tomorrow www.gov.uk/government/s...
On SNJ Today: Where are the experts coming from who will be "at hand" in the Government's new support plans? @captaink77.bsky.social looks at the numbers and concludes that using "Not Quite Experts" at Hand will be the only solution www.specialneedsjungle.com/not-quite-ex...
NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social dives into the SEND stats for 2026, tracking a decade of rising need showing EHCPs coming earlier, and moves to specialist provision for secondary: www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-2026-tr...
Parent complaints ‘contributing to school staff quitting’ If they think it’s bad now, wait till they’re dealing with a deluge of SEND complaints if the #SENDreform proposals go through…
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NEW POST: @captaink77.bsky.social looks at the numbers and concludes that using "Not Quite Experts" at Hand will be the only solution to fully realise the Government's big new plan for school support. www.specialneedsjungle.com/not-quite-ex...
Legal equality duty for public services, such as schools and hospitals, should be scrapped, Kemi Badenoch will say in a speech today. 😳
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NEW GIVEAWAY! Journalist and author @sabasalman.com discusses her new book, "Double Discrimination" highlighting the human face at the intersection of race, culture, and SEND. we have two copies to giveaway—use the form in the article: www.specialneedsjungle.com/double-discr...
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The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge".
Nearly a quarter of school and trust leaders say rising parent complaints have contributed to school staff leaving in the past year, research by law firm Browne Jacobson shows.
