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TGIF: And a chance to see the week’s special needs news & views
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 13, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/13/tgif-and-a-chance-to-see-the-weeks-special-needs-news-views/
Government Urged To Ensure SEN Appeal System Is Made Less Intimidating
Many families experience an intimidating process when they appeal against local authority decisions regarding special educational needs provision for vulnerable children, says speech and language therapist Janet O’Keefe, who attends many tribunals as an expert witness. Janet says that special educational needs and disability tribunals are organised by the Ministry of Justice as part of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 5, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/05/government-urged-to-ensure-the-appeal-system-for-parents-of-children-with-special-educational-needs-is-made-less-intimidating/
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/
A new SEN Advice service from Contact-a-Family
Contact a Family, the national charity that helps support parents with disabled children has launched a new SEN National Advice Service. This service will help families whose child may have special educational needs – we will be able to provide advice and information on any aspect of their child’s education. Help is available through their helpline [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 12, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/12/a-new-sen-advice-service-from-contact-a-family/
Questions please for my stint at TheSchoolRun
TheSchoolRun website is packed to the gills with great ideas to help your child’s learning. It’s bright, colourful and is a fantastic resource. The site aims to demystify school for parents, giving you all the tools you need to understand what and how your child is learning at primary school. Their informative articles, packed with advice [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 11, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/11/questions-please-for-my-stint-at-theschoolrun/
My article in SEN Magazine: Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils?
I have an article in the current issue of SEN Magazine, entitled Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils. Both my sons, Giorgio aged 12 and Luca, 13, have Asperger’s syndrome, and both are extremely intelligent. Luca, however, struggled with understanding the norms of behaviour, was prone to emotional or physical outbursts and was virtually [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 22, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/22/my-article-in-sen-magazine-can-teachers-recognise-sen-in-bright-pupils/
My new book for parents looking for SEN help – launched Monday 10th October 2011
On Monday, I officially launch my new book aimed at helping parents of special needs children get the education they need. It’s first coming out in ebook format, followed by a paperback in a month. The book’s called Special Educational Needs – Getting Started with Statements. It’s a parent-to-parent guide to starting to compile a statutory [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 8, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/08/my-new-book-for-parents-looking-for-sen-help-launched-monday-10th-october-2011/
Many autism cases ‘undiagnosed’ – BBC News
A significant number of children with autism and related disorders could be undiagnosed, a study has suggested. (Reports BBC News Online) A Cambridge University team looked at existing diagnoses – and carried out recognised tests to assess other children. Of the 20,000 studied, 1% had an autistic spectrum disorder, 12 times higher than the rate [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 29, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/29/many-autism-cases-undiagnosed-bbc-news/
Well said, Mr Bercow!
I’ve just read in full the House of Commons debate on the second reading of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) bill last Friday. I must highlight one particular section of the bill, introduced by John Bercow MP: John Bercow: “Hon. Members have referred to the phenomenon of children suffering from autism. We know [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 17, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/17/well-said-mr-bercow/
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/
Government Supports Autism Bill (UK)
The Government has, for the first time, declared its support for what could be England’s first Autism Bill. The National Autistic Society (NAS) celebrated the move as a vital development for people with autism as Care Services Minister Phil Hope committed to enshrining in law a raft of new measures, via the Autism Bill, which [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 15, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/15/government-supports-autism-bill-uk/
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/
New SENDIST rules
At the same PWP workshop, Simon Oliver, Deputy President of Care Standards Tribunal and judicial lead for SENDIST management team gave a presentation about the new SEND rules. He wanted to set minds at rest about the changes, particularly to the notion that all evidence had to be in by the two-month deadline. He said [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 3, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/03/03/new-sendist-rules/
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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