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 ...

What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline and how does it relate to young people with SEND? by Dr Neil Alexander-Passe My interest in the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline stems from my personal experience of ...

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 ...

Act to stop Question 11 of Pathways to Work Disability Reform Green Paper by Derek Sinclair, Contact Unlike some of the proposals in the Green Paper, the government is consulting on a proposal to ...

Professor Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law and Social Justice, and Dr Ana Laura Aiello is the researcher on the Cerebra Legal Entitlements and Problem-solving (LEAP) programme, both at ...

How legal aid may now be used by families of children excluded from school. By Sabrina Simpson, Senior Solicitor, Coram Children’s Legal Centre As one of the few solicitors in England who specialise ...

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 ...

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, ...

In the long-running series, “Why is it so hard to put disabled children first?” comes the Department for Education’s response to the findings of the recent Public Accounts Committee report on SEND.

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 ...

So off we went to Reading, but by the time we had arrived and found the Town Hall, Youngest had become overloaded, fallen into intractable silence and could not be persuaded to eat or drink anything.