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Building good parental relationships is the key to fixing SEND
Special Needs Jungle is in conversation with Brian Lamb OBE, a stalwart proponent of effective parental engagement being central to making SEND work well in schools and strategically in LAs.
Matt Haig on his new book, mental health, and social media
NHS 111 is now offering mental health support to adults and children. People in England calling the helpline can now select a mental health option to speak to a trained professional, who will give them urgent help or guide them to other services.
Wheelchair user told he cannot have college place as council has not sorted SEND funding in time
A Wheelchair Motocross World Champion has been told he cannot take up his place at college because the paperwork for his special educational needs funding is not in place. Tomas Woods, 16, has additional needs and requires a special educational health and care plan to fund his extra requirements. But despite his family submitting all the forms needed in plenty of time, Lancashire County Council has not finalised his funding.
The brutal battle to get help for children with special educational needs
John Harris accurately nailed two of the three crucial yet rarely stated causes of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) crisis.
‘Get me to church on the number 49’ – Why this bride took a bus to her wedding
A wheelchair user from Cardiff arrived at her wedding in unique style after taking the bus on her big day. Sarah Tunnicliffe has muscular dystrophy – a rare genetic disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. She spoke to ITV Cymru Wales in July about the challenges she faced in finding a vehicle which could accommodate her powered wheelchair to the ceremony.
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