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A teacher (now retired) and learner (always) who celebrates diversity in our schools and has a passion for enabling students, especially those with SEND.

Joined October 2011
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Have you received support from IPSEA in the past 40 years? Whether it was the 80s or 00s, we want to hear from you! We’re looking to share stories about families IPSEA has helped as part of our 40th birthday celebrations. Complete our short form today 👇 bit.ly/42mAXM8
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What are the options for parents if what’s supposed to be “ordinarily available” in mainstream schools isn’t delivered? An accountability mechanism is urgently needed, and IPSEA would like to see extended role for LGSCO in schools. #SENLawConf
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Hearing that word again - “accountability” that is the key thing that will stop the SEN crisis and I agree. If we have accountability for the unlawful decisions made - we would not have so many appeals and fundamentally, children/YP would obtain the support they need #SenLawConf
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Incentivising schools to accept children with SEND – why should this be necessary? Tammy Marks says we wouldn’t accept this kind of talk for children with other protected characteristics. #SENLawConf
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No surprise that a new House of Lords report concludes that implementation of the Children & Families Act 2014 has been a failure and children & families have suffered as a result. Peers call it a missed opportunity and say that the SEND system needs to be properly accountable.
We've published our report "Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation" today: committees.parliament.uk/com… 🖥️ Watch below for a summary of our key findings and recommendations
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.@AmbitiousAutism have launched a campaign calling on Govt to uphold existing law and make the current system work as it should for children & YP with SEND. We agree that compliance with existing law is what's needed, not reforms proposed in the #SENDReview. Sign the petition👇
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Parent carers shouldn't have to navigate the #SEND system on their own. Our free guides, resources and template letters are here to help. From info on EHC plans and SEN support, to guidance on how to prepare for an appeal - our guides explain 👉 ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Category/…
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📢 Join our team! We're looking for a full-time Helplines Coordinator to lead on the day-to-day delivery of our helplines and to provide assistance to those contacting us via our helplines. Deadline: Monday 30th November buff.ly/3XoYCZK
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Over 30 lawyers have joined us in calling on the Govt to abandon proposals in the #SENDReview Green Paper. Read our letter to the Secretary of State for Education @GillianKeegan: bit.ly/3TQ5ZWZ The system doesn’t need to be reformed again. It needs to be made to work.
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Love this! 🧡 📷 Unknown
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We are looking for two new people to join our Volunteer Team! 🏠 Flexible: home-based, office-based or hybrid working ⌚ 28 hours per week 💴 £23,000 per annum pro rata (£18,400 actual salary) ❌ Deadline: Monday 12th Sept, 5pm 💻 Apply: ipsea.org.uk/work-for-us #charityjobs
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Apologies for any inconvenience whilst we work to get our appointment booking systems back up and running. Contact the Call-in Helpline on Thursday and Friday this week here: ipsea.org.uk/call-in-helplin…
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Day 4 of #VolunteersWeek! Today we want to highlight the fantastic work of the volunteers on our Tribunal Helpline. Here's what Helen shared with us about her volunteering experience: buff.ly/3zcPJJd
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Some stats to kick off #VolunteersWeek! Our services are delivered by a national network of over 100 highly trained volunteers. The figures below reflect the incredible commitment our volunteers make to supporting families of children with SEND.
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Day 2 of #VolunteersWeek! And today we’re shining a light on our extraordinary Advice Line volunteers who provide advice to families of children with SEND via our pre-booked telephone appointments 👇
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👂Have a listen👇❤️
🎧Have a listen to my #Dyslexic story and hear why it fuels my passion to help everyone understand #DyslexicThinking in my podcast with the wonderful @MGawdat 👇Here’s a clip👂full #podcast👉 lnkd.in/d9wbw6vW #HappyEaster
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Studies show dyslexics have minds made for the 21st century 🧠 – we're complex problem solvers, big thinkers and skilled communicators.​ Uncover how #DyslexicThinking skills are essential to the world with @kate_griggs on The Parent Hood – available on Spotify, Apple and Acast.
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