Special Needs JungleFeb 23
The Schools White Paper with its accompanying SEND plans has been published. We're starting to go through it proposal by proposal. Here's Renata with more. We’ll add all links as we go
#SENDcrisis #SchoolsWhitePaper #EHCP
Darren FowerNov 16
England's SEND system hurtles toward 'total collapse' with £4.4bn annual deficits by 2029, as councils battle skyrocketing demand!
-> Government reforms delayed - again - spark fury from Labour MPs demanding no cuts to kids' lifelines!
#SENDCrisis
Darren FowerNov 7
23,000 empty classrooms in England, but the SEND crisis is at breaking point (EHCPs doubled in 9yrs)!
-> The Govt's fix? A reform plan delayed until 2026. Prioritising empty buildings over pupils' urgent needs. Unacceptable. #SENDCrisis #EmptyClassrooms #EducationFailure
Darren FowerOct 5

UK SEND spending set to balloon to £21bn by 2029 - double 2016 levels - potentially eclipsing Ministry of Justice budgets without urgent reforms, warns IFS!
-> High-needs kids' costs risk exploding into adulthood crisis!

#SENDCrisis #UKEducation #FiscalFail

Special Needs JungleJun 11, 2025
WE DID IT! Thank you to everyone who has signed. We have now secured a debate about retaining SEND rights. All thanks to SNJ’s Rachel Filmer for creating it and getting up off the ground! Keep signing - 150k next! Link in our bio.
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#fyp #ForYourPage #SENDcrisis
Special Needs JungleJun 11, 2025
WE DID IT! Thank you to everyone who has signed. We have now secured a debate about retaining SEND rights. All thanks to SNJ’s Rachel Filmer for creating it and getting up off the ground! Keep signing - 150k next! Link in our bio.
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#fyp #ForYourPage #SENDcrisis
Special Needs JungleFeb 16, 2025
A recent report into the finances of SEND underlines for us that #disabled children are not widgets and removing their rights isn’t the answer to the #SENDcrisis https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/disabled-children-not-widgets-removing-rights-not-answer-send-crisis/
Disabled children are not widgets. Removing rights isn’t the answer to the SEND crisis - Special Needs Jungle

Another new report muses reducing the educational rights of disabled children as the IFS treats SEND learners like widgets

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Graeme89Nov 19, 2022

I have a petition running with over 7,100 signatures so far regarding requesting the government fund and build more special schools I hope your interested and will circulate thanks Graeme 😊

#buildmorespecialschools #SENDcrisis #sendabettermessage #specialneedsfamily #Send #educationforall #specialneedsparenting #educationmatters #brokeneducationsystem #enoughisenough #ghostednotghosts #SaveOurServices

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619720

Petition: Fund more specialist school places for children with special educational needs

The lack of spaces in specialist schools in parts of the country like the North East is affecting so many vulnerable children and their families. Specialist schools say they’re full, how can the authorities not think something is seriously wrong and insist these children go to mainstream school?

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament