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Advocates For Children – a FREE SEN legal advocacy charity.
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 30, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/30/advocates-for-children-a-free-sen-legal-advocacy-charity/
I want your statementing stories
I get emails from lots of people with questions about statementing and I do my best to answer them within the best of my knowledge or signpost them to someone who can. I also read lots of stories on message boards from people going through the process who are looking for information or other people’s [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 4, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/04/i-want-your-statementing-stories/
Empowering parents is the goal for Pat
I’m delighted today to introduce a guest blog post from Pat Bolton, who works with a small team of Participation Practitioners at Parents In Power, Gateshead, www.parentsinpower.btck.co.uk Pat works at the coalface of special educational needs and helps parents every day to get the support their children need. * Parents In Power is a Parent/Carer Forum. [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 25, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/25/empowering-parents-is-the-goal-for-pat/
The Right Support Gets Results
Clare’s son was written off as lazy by teachers as a child. Severely Dyslexic and Dyspraxic, he faced an uphill battle in learning to read and write, let alone trying to succeed at French lessons alongside his peers in mainstream state school. At school he was bullied by other pupils, segregated in food technology lessons [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 22, 2010
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2010/01/22/the-right-support-gets-results/
Journey’s End for our Statement – And a Brighter Future.
Just to update the post about my son getting the statement of Special Needs, we’ve just heard that the LEA has agreed to fund him at his independent special school. Great news and what a relief! When they issued the draft statement they said they were concerned how he would manage in mainstream secondary.. so [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on July 1, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/07/01/journeys-end-for-our-statement-and-a-brighter-future/
Mother Needs Help For Self-Harming Son
I have just been contacted through this site by Sharon, a mother from Kent, whose son has been excluded from school following incidents of self-harming. She writes, “My ADHD, ASD, Dyslexic, self-harming son, has just been excluded from school, because they don’t think Luke trying to strangle himself in class or him regularly saying he [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 17, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/17/mother-needs-help-for-self-harming-son/
Parents rate local authority Disabilities service at 59%
When I was at school, a score of 59% definitely meant ‘could do better’, if not ‘should do better’. But that’s the score received by 10 local authorities in England for their disability services. The survey, completed by the British Market Research Bureau on behalf of the government was intended to measure parental experience of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 15, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/15/parents-rate-local-authority-disabilities-service-at-59/
Great News – A Statement!
Got the news we had been waiting for today – Son1 has got the Statement of Special Educational Needs we had applied for. Don’t have all the details yet and we still have to sort out placement (which if I have anything to do with it will be his current school). This time last year [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 7, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/07/great-news-a-statement/
ASD child? Are you getting what you’re entitled to?
If you are the parent of a child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, you don’t need me to tell you how difficult a ‘normal’ lifestyle can be. Not only will your child have some level of social and communication difficulties, they may well also need speech and language therapy or regular occupational therapy that unless [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 5, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/05/asd-child-are-you-getting-what-youre-entitled-to/
Autism Costs UK economy £28 billion
A new study into the economic impact of autism spectrum disorders in the UK has shown that the total estimated cost is £28 billion each year. That averages out at £500 each year for every man, woman and child in the country. The study, published in this month’s edition of the journal, Autism, includes estimates [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 15, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/04/15/autism-costs-uk-economy-28-billion/
Surrey to review SEN Assessments
I recently attended a Partnership with Parents workshop in Surrey. The subject matters were an explanation of the new SEND rules given by one of the co-chairmen,an update on the Lamb inquiry and a presentation from the new Head of Surrey SEN, Debbie Johnson, asking ‘Why do so many parents appeal against Surrey’s ‘Refusal to [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 3, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/03/03/surrey-to-change-sen-assessment-system/
Get to Grips with the SEN Code of Practice
When you dive into the world of SEN provision, you will undoubtedly come across a document called the SEN Code of Practice. This is the government document that spells out to schools and LEAs what their duties are regarding special education. LEAs, under the Education Act “must have regard to” the Code of Practice. For [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 1, 2008
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2008/05/01/get-to-grips-with-the-sen-code-of-practice/
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