Mastodawn

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/01/ministers-lobbying-blitz-avoid-labour-rebellion-send-changes. If "reform" of #SEND means cuts to the special #educational needs & #disabilities budget, then the #Labour #Government can stick it. It will be yet another attack on #disabled people, in this case, disabled #children, & their #parents. People didn't vote for that!

Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures

The Guardian

FaizalR 4d ago

Plane crash in western India kills deputy state minister and 4 others | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/india-plane-crash-ajit-pawar-modi-c9c3e127107bb606b24b6ae77e9fe939

#Narendra Modi #Ajit Pawar Modi #Plane crashes #General news #Mumbai #Asia Pacific #Send to Apple News #India government #Politics #Accidents #World news #India

Plane crash in western India kills deputy state minister and 4 others

A private plane carrying a deputy chief minister has crashed in western India, killing the official and four other people. The aircraft, traveling from Mumbai to Baramati, crash-landed in an open field and burst into flames on Wednesday. The crash also claimed the lives of two of Ajit Pawar's staff members and two crew members. The aviation authorities confirmed there were no survivors. The reason for the crash was not immediately known. Television footage showed smoke rising from the wreckage in an open field. Pawar was a senior leader in state politics and part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition.

AP News

Emeritus Prof Christopher May Jan 23

Rightly the Govt. has decided to push back any reform of the criteria for eligibility for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) until the provisions for children with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) is improved & expanded in mainstream schools.... whether this is the answer is another Q. but at least this is being done before reforming EHCPs.

However, this is not a problem or issue that is going to go away.

#SEND #children
h/t FT

Chip Butty Jan 22

UK government and open data people, if you know a statutory return supports a different bit of analysis, how would you get that analysis regularly published in the open data based on the returns?

#SEND #LookedAfterChildren #Homelessness #UKpol

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Eleanor Rees Jan 20

@SpecialNeedsJungle Adding some hashtags to increase visibility of the above post: #UKpol #disabilityrights #autism #SEND

Special Needs Jungle is a great source of information for any parent of a child with special educational needs (whether diagnosed or not) in the UK, and more broadly for anyone interested in education policy. They deserve more followers in the Fediverse.

Lichfield Live®Jan 20

Councillor backs campaign for reforms to education sector funding

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/01/20/councillor-backs-campaign-for-reforms-to-education-sector-funding/

Gordon Cowtan Jan 15

I was thinking the other day about how George Osborne seems to lead a gilded life and how unpleasant and stupid the early years of the coalition government were so one of the things I like about this post from John Harris is that he calls out Osborne on his politics and where they led - https://open.substack.com/pub/maybeimamazed/p/whether-the-government-likes-it-or?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
#ukpol #send

Whether the government likes it or not, the Special Needs debate is full of a familar nastiness

It's already happened to immigrants, people on benefits and disabled adults: amid a cloud of prejudice and "overdiagnosis" talk, SEND children and their families seem to be next

Maybe I'm Amazed

Lauren Jan 14

RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@cassolotl/115886445692896252

Thanks @cassolotl for this advice!

Hi, I'm Lauren and I live in Yorkshire, the best of the Shires.

I am interested in:
#Education & #teaching, with a focus on #SEND
Telling everyone to join a #tradeunion and remember that most evil in the world today is caused by billionaires
Drinking #coffee and home #cooking
Saving money, reducing waste and sharing #frugal tips
Listening to #music and #podcasts
Trying to practice #mindfulness in my actions and choices
Oh, and our true overlords, #cats 😺

Chip Butty Jan 14

A day of rolling back and u turns for Labour as they try to figure out how to be popular. It looks like the SEND white paper is going to be in February rather than January.

#send #UKpol

QA Realm Jan 13

Why can’t I send snaps even though my internet works? » QA Realm
https://qarealm.com/why-cant-i-send-snaps-even-though-my-internet-works/

Tags: #Why, #Cant, #Send, #Snaps, #Even, #Though, #My, #Internet, #Works, #QA, #Realm

Why can’t I send snaps even though my internet works? » QA Realm

Have you ever found yourself in a frustrating situation where your Instagram loads perfectly and your browser works fine, but your Snapchat snaps refuse to

QA Realm