Eastleigh SOS Group
@soseastleigh.bsky.social
Eastleigh SOS Group (Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia +)
Bold reform is needed but unless there is investment, accountability and system-wide inclusion, EHCPs will remain both essential and overstretched - leaving children in legal limbo, when they should be in schools that can meet their needs as a matter of course. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis?
Education, health and care plans have been blamed for an unsustainable rise in special educational needs in schools, but would scrapping or limiting these plans fix the problem?
www.tes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Bold reform is needed but unless there is investment, accountability and system-wide inclusion, EHCPs will remain both essential and overstretched - leaving children in legal limbo, when they should be in schools that can meet their needs as a matter of course. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Great work by Dr Hayley Smith and Dr Natasha Holden. We hope the Government are influenced by them and the psychologists that have signed the petition.
NEW POST: “It’s not a compliance issue—it’s a design failure,” say child psychologists, as they call for systemic action on children's mental health and "harmful" rigid school attendance and behaviour policies www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Great work by Dr Hayley Smith and Dr Natasha Holden. We hope the Government are influenced by them and the psychologists that have signed the petition.
Congratulations @renatawatts.bsky.social and @tanialt.bsky.social So happy that you've been recognised for everything you do.
On SNJ Today: We hope you don't mind a little self-congratulation, as SNJ's @renatawatts.bsky.social & @tanialt.bsky.social are delighted to be nominated among 400 "Women of the Year", an amazing event for "unsung heroes". Read more about it all: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r... #WomenoftheYear2025
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Congratulations @renatawatts.bsky.social and @tanialt.bsky.social So happy that you've been recognised for everything you do.
National Autistic Society response to false and damaging information from the USA
www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
Our response to President Trump’s announcement on Tylenol and vaccines
Our response to President Trump’s announcement on Tylenol and vaccines
www.autism.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
National Autistic Society response to false and damaging information from the USA
www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
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Thanks to the lobbying of thousands of parents, including our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign, the mood over the future of #EHCPs seems to have shifted. Keep up the great work! Starmer on collision course with MPs who fear SEND reforms mean ‘austerity’ inews.co.uk/news/education/s...
Starmer on collision course with MPs who fear SEND reforms mean ‘austerity’
Impartial news & intelligent debate
inews.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thanks to the lobbying of thousands of parents, including our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign, the mood over the future of #EHCPs seems to have shifted. Keep up the great work! Starmer on collision course with MPs who fear SEND reforms mean ‘austerity’ inews.co.uk/news/education/s...
We will fight for our children's rights
After last week, UK ministers should know this: a huge rebellion is coming—we will fight to #SaveOurChildrensRights. In the Guardian, John Harris on the week’s SEND developments. Tomorrow sees the final look at the #SENDinquiry report, about funding. www.theguardian.com/commenti...
After last week, UK ministers should know this: a huge rebellion is coming – we will fight for our children's rights | John Harris
From mooted Whitehall cost-cutting to the bigoted views of Reform, parents of children with special needs see the latest threats, and we are mobilising, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We will fight for our children's rights
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On SNJ Today: Big news in SEND this week, including the SEND Inquiry report. First, we look back at yesterday's SEND Petition Debate as MPs speak up for EHCP rights. You need to know what's in store! www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDdebate
#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDdebate
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On SNJ Today: Big news in SEND this week, including the SEND Inquiry report. First, we look back at yesterday's SEND Petition Debate as MPs speak up for EHCP rights. You need to know what's in store! www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDdebate
#SaveOurChildrensRights #SENDdebate
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Later today some of the #SaveOurChildrensRights team will be in the public gallery for a Commons SEND debate after our campaign’s 122k signature petition. Earlier, there’s a SEND parent-led rally in Parliament square. Watch the debate live at 4:30pm: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde...
SEND Day of Action: Fight to #SaveOurChildrensRights on September 15th. They broke the system. They can’t break us - Special Needs Jungle
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, EHCPs, EOTAS, SEND Tribunal, children's mental health, rare disease, SEND politics
www.specialneedsjungle.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Later today some of the #SaveOurChildrensRights team will be in the public gallery for a Commons SEND debate after our campaign’s 122k signature petition. Earlier, there’s a SEND parent-led rally in Parliament square. Watch the debate live at 4:30pm: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde...
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A reluctant share, but it’s important for every SEND parent to understand what his party thinks of them (if you didn’t already): SEND provision is being "hijacked by parents who are abusing the system", the deputy leader of Reform UK has said. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp...
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A reluctant share, but it’s important for every SEND parent to understand what his party thinks of them (if you didn’t already): SEND provision is being "hijacked by parents who are abusing the system", the deputy leader of Reform UK has said. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp...
It was great to see Rubik's Cube at the Eastleigh Late Summer Festival.
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It was great to see Rubik's Cube at the Eastleigh Late Summer Festival.
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Here is the campaign website—find out how to Protect the law for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities - www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights
www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights
Protect the law for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
The legal rights of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are under threat. We must act now.
www.saveourchildrensrights.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Here is the campaign website—find out how to Protect the law for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities - www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights
www.saveourchildrensrights.o...
Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights
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DR UK Campaigner Mikey Erhardt spoke with Sky News about the Government's chaos and mismanagement, juggling Disabled people's lives.
How on earth can they ever expect us to trust them moving forward after this calamity?
How on earth can they ever expect us to trust them moving forward after this calamity?
July 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DR UK Campaigner Mikey Erhardt spoke with Sky News about the Government's chaos and mismanagement, juggling Disabled people's lives.
How on earth can they ever expect us to trust them moving forward after this calamity?
How on earth can they ever expect us to trust them moving forward after this calamity?
Thank you.
There has been no public consultation with disabled people about the proposals on PIP. This is not just about process, it makes disabled people worse off.
I've just asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what she will do to ensure her department regains the trust of disabled people.
I've just asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what she will do to ensure her department regains the trust of disabled people.
July 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you.
Thank you.
The PIP and UC bill is an attack on disabled people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
I will be voting against the bill today to make clear disabled people matter and that I recognise the additional costs of navigating a world built for neurotypical, healthy people.
July 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thank you.
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Second attempt to post today’s @quietriotpod.bsky.social. I’ll only add that the quiet empathy shown here over the recent PIP chaos was personally moving (my family has had a triple whammy of serious health issues over 3 years). And the trade news, neglected elsewhere, gave me hope.
🏫 Sunday School: PIP of the iceberg ⛪
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discuss
- The govt's climbdown on welfare reform;
- The new trade & industrial policies; plus
- Whatever happened to the California riots?
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@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discuss
- The govt's climbdown on welfare reform;
- The new trade & industrial policies; plus
- Whatever happened to the California riots?
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3gwJ...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Sunday School: PIP of the iceberg
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 29/06/2025 · 54m
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June 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Second attempt to post today’s @quietriotpod.bsky.social. I’ll only add that the quiet empathy shown here over the recent PIP chaos was personally moving (my family has had a triple whammy of serious health issues over 3 years). And the trade news, neglected elsewhere, gave me hope.
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Extra 150,000 people will still be forced into poverty despite welfare U-turn
Extra 150,000 people will still be forced into poverty despite welfare U-turn
An extra 150,000 people will still be pushed into poverty despite the government making significant concessions on its plans to cut welfare, according to its own analysis.
news.sky.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Extra 150,000 people will still be forced into poverty despite welfare U-turn
Thank you. This bill has been rushed through and will be very harmful to disabled people and their carers.
I am hearing from constituents who are still desperately concerned about the Welfare Bill, and what it will mean not only for their future but for young people as well. I will be voting against this cruel bill - please encourage your local MP to do the same.
June 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Thank you. This bill has been rushed through and will be very harmful to disabled people and their carers.
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'The hefty cut to health-related support, around 50%, will remain in place for new claimants. A dramatic rise in poverty is inevitable.'
Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...
Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...
DR UK Handbook Editor on 'Completely Unfair' Government Bill
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
'The hefty cut to health-related support, around 50%, will remain in place for new claimants. A dramatic rise in poverty is inevitable.'
Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...
Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...
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150,000 unpaid carers stand to lose their carers’ benefits by the end of the decade.
✍️Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today: https://go.carersuk.org/PM_letter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_wceq86fcfu
✍️Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today: https://go.carersuk.org/PM_letter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_wceq86fcfu
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
150,000 unpaid carers stand to lose their carers’ benefits by the end of the decade.
✍️Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today: https://go.carersuk.org/PM_letter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_wceq86fcfu
✍️Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today: https://go.carersuk.org/PM_letter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_wceq86fcfu
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NEW POST: After the excitement of hitting 100K signatures, today we examine Spending Review education cash. It was revealed SEND plans will now come in a wider Schools White Paper this autumn. @tanialt.bsky.social and @captaink77.bsky.social share some thoughts www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...
June 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: After the excitement of hitting 100K signatures, today we examine Spending Review education cash. It was revealed SEND plans will now come in a wider Schools White Paper this autumn. @tanialt.bsky.social and @captaink77.bsky.social share some thoughts www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...
So close to a debate on Parliament. Please sign to retain the legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND
Support in education is a vital legal right of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We ask the government to commit to maintaining the existing law, so that vulnerable chil...
petition.parliament.uk
June 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
So close to a debate on Parliament. Please sign to retain the legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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NEW POST: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson tells parents their #disabled children’s “current” rights won’t be removed. But council proxies keep pushing to trash SEND legal entitlements. @tanialt.bsky.social and team have a few words www.specialneedsjungle.com/e... #SENDsky #EHCP
June 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson tells parents their #disabled children’s “current” rights won’t be removed. But council proxies keep pushing to trash SEND legal entitlements. @tanialt.bsky.social and team have a few words www.specialneedsjungle.com/e... #SENDsky #EHCP
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A new study shows ADHD is not be coming more common, but that greater awareness and acceptance are likely to be encouraging more people to seek help. This is undoubtedly the same for autism.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greater awareness behind ADHD surge, study suggests
Study found ADHD is not becoming more common, despite a surge in people being diagnosed.
www.bbc.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A new study shows ADHD is not be coming more common, but that greater awareness and acceptance are likely to be encouraging more people to seek help. This is undoubtedly the same for autism.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On SNJ Today: What we think of the Government's response to our Save #SEND Legal Rights Petition that misses the point entirely. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains our reaction and why we still need you to get the #petition over the 100k finish line! www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
June 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
On SNJ Today: What we think of the Government's response to our Save #SEND Legal Rights Petition that misses the point entirely. @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk explains our reaction and why we still need you to get the #petition over the 100k finish line! www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
This role is too important to be an add on, SENCOs should be included in senior leadership and SEND funding should be ringfenced!
SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out. Schools Week investigates ...
schoolsweek.co.uk/burnt-out-an...
schoolsweek.co.uk/burnt-out-an...
‘Burnt out': The staff on the SEND crisis frontline
SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This role is too important to be an add on, SENCOs should be included in senior leadership and SEND funding should be ringfenced!