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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last week, the House of Commons Education Select Committee announced the start of a new inquiry into the state of SEND in England. You can find SNJ’s summary of the announcement here. It’s fair to say ...

Ethnicity & Gender In the last couple of years, the DfE EHCP stats have included data on the ethnicity of children and young people with EHCPs. Again, bear in mind that this data is new and that it ...

With waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessment extending to several years, the government and the NHS are looking for novel ways to cut those numbers. The government recently announced a ...

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 ...

Parent Asks: I have been offered a job abroad. If I take this job and return to the UK after 2yrs, how will this affect my son, who has an EHCP? Would we have to start the assessment process from ...

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 ...

All about PANS PANDAS and 10 things you aren’t likely to know….by Tina Coope, Pans Pandas UK PANS – Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome PANDAS – Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric ...

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 ...