Our SNJ flow charts of the SEND system we co-produced with the Department for Education show how to navigate an EHC Needs Assessment and more ...

Check that the child understands Wait a minute – I just said that I was talking about expressive language! That’s true, but the two are often linked. A child who has difficulty finding the words they ...

There are so many acronyms and unfamiliar terms for a newcomer to the world of Special Educational Needs and Disability. Even for those who've been living or working in the area for some time, new ...

This page contains all our SEND legal FAQs, answered by the amazing team at IPSEA. If you would like to ask a question, find out how here. NB: If your query is urgent, please visit IPSEA, SOSSEN, or ...

The headline data shows, A total of 18.4% of children in England have some kind of special educational need- up from 17.3% in 2023. That’s a total of 1,673,205 of children with SEND 434,354 pupils ...

The Department for Education issued new guidance on school transport in June 2023: Travel to school for children of compulsory school age: Statutory guidance for local authorities (pdf). Although the ...

My son is 16, due to start college in September. The education psychologist recommended he has lots of help put in place, including travel assistance, a tablet or computer, and a trusted person. I had ...

If you’re a SEND parent or a teacher, certain headlines last week likely made your blood run cold - headlines like “ 250,000 SEND pupils could lose their legal guarantees of extra support ”. Behind ...

We’re not naïve. We know many of these recommendations are unlikely to be welcomed by a government that’s turning out to be as far removed from caring and compassionate as it’s possible to be. But we ...

Former Director of the Council for Disabled Children, Dame Christine Lenahan, has intimated that the Government is indeed considering slashing disabled children’s rights.. But, she says, it’s okay, ...

A recent High Court judicial review has found Hampshire in breach of its legal duty to secure the special educational provision written in section F of his Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Today ...

Rachel Filmer is a SEND campaigner and parent of disabled twins boys, who are thriving in a specialist school following an arduous tribunal process in 2020. Since then, Rachel has volunteered ...