A council's "improvement journey"? How determined SEND parents catalogued the trail of their LA’s unlawful behaviour ...

Can you help Accountability group Measure What Matters seek legal justice for families whose children have been denied their ...

Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, ...

Research: SEND case officers are LAs’ “human shield” gatekeepers. But parents shouldn’t have to be their own key workers ...

Disabled Children’s Rights are Under Attack. We’re fighting, but we can’t do it alone: we need your help more than ever. We’re volunteer-run, but costs are rising. To help us keep going, please ...

A successful appeal concerning a six-year-old child has clarified how tribunals should approach education otherwise than at school (EOTAS), specifying home provision in an Education, Health and Care ...

Sharon Smith is a co-director for Special Needs Jungle and is the mother of a young lady who has Down's syndrome. Sharon undertook doctoral research at the University of Birmingham, exploring ...

This article is a personal thought-piece by Dr Sharon Smith, based on her work for her PhD in inclusion and personal experiences. It is not an official SNJ position and should not be construed as such ...

Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, ...

You may be feeling like the Department for Education has beaten you into submission this year with confusing consultation after consultation, claiming to be “listening” while analysing your responses ...

As young children take their first steps across the reception classroom threshold, one thing is certain: we will not have to wait long before the discussions around this most recent cohort’s school ...