Nurture groups provide children and young people who are struggling to access education in the classroom a safe environment to develop skills that help them be able to learn. 📚🧠 If you’re looking to set up a nurture group for your setting, click here: https://t.co/N4c4OMdDaO

This is what we’re up against: “The very people making indefensible SEND decisions [for EHCPs] are now advising central government that it’s the Tribunal itself that’s the problem. Not them. And, shockingly, central government is listening”

NEW POST Many LAs are slashing Post-16 transport, meaning disabled young people can't get to college safely. A new report says 65% of specialist colleges had learners missing the start of their course through transport issues. Ruth Perry @Natspec explains https://t.co/ifERZOK4Y6

In follow up chat with Vicky Waghorn, she confirms the children and young people with SEMH and Autism have shown significantly increased engagement in literature study. They have also, topically, enjoyed attending the lessons! Item 8 in the Newsletter. https://t.co/TnyFwXC9uT

Useful ipad apps for learners with dyslexia/reading/writing difficulties. However, it's a handy wheel in general for everyone. Share it with anyone that you think would find it beneficial. PDF link below. https://t.co/sEjsJDNMtR

Excluded from primary school aged five: Parents say the SEND system is ‘broken'. Our co-director, Tania Tirraoro is interviewed in this piece from ITV News - https://t.co/jIiOAGdp2v

🧵This is going to be a bit of a brutal truth but I was thinking yesterday about the cause of the SEND “crisis” and the “surge” in EHCPs. As part of that train of thought I re read the SEND code of practice on “SEND support” which is what is supposed to happen before a child gets

@warwickmansell I’m cautious about generalisations but, with depth of experience in both inner London and rural counties, it’s clear that the desire to support children exists in both. But confidence from experience and repetition does not. One part of the exclusion imbalance jigsaw @SebdaOrg

⁦@SebdaOrg⁩ ⁦@ExcludedLives⁩ ⁦@AshfordStls⁩ ⁦@Folk_HytheSTLS⁩

While ‘play’ is understood as the act of learning in Early Childhood Education, its role with older children, especially those with SEMH, requires greater study and promotion. Hope you get some good submissions!

A reminder of @MulberryBushOrg Core Values

An important event, bringing together a range of professionals to hear and discuss latest research on attachment and trauma. Visit the SEBDA website for regular research updates on this and all aspects of SEMH

Our findings reveal that [England's national curriculum text] does not acknowledge children’s right to influence their education and provides minimal opportunities for them to actively shape their learning in practice, writes @YManyukhina. Read more: https://t.co/cnTRl76Ryd

Excluded CHYPs more often involved in gang and ‘county lines’ criminal activity (Glover Williams and Finlay 2018; NCA 2019) whether appearing on a youth custody graph or not. More details in the excellent SEBDA journal Vol 26 No. 1 https://t.co/4Eb5aVGRzD available to members

Essential, timely and easy to use, thank you @DrTinarae

Given that a disproportionate number of excluded children and young people are SEND. Are excluding schools & local authorities, allowing a criminal gang destiny to be written into the. EHCP? 😬#excluded.

As promised.... your list of children's books on belonging x https://t.co/3wqxUG5j3L

Essential, timely and easy to use, thank you @DrTinarae

We need to help children & young people stay well. There is a mental health crisis - incl eating disorders & self harm. Govt needs to fund MH teams in ALL schools & we need commitment across parties to halve children's MH disorders in 10 yrs. With @N8research @ChildoftheNort1

Prof Harry Daniels and @ExcludedLives reminding us at the @SebdaOrg National Council meeting today that the increase in permanent exclusions is fuelling the School-to-Prison pipeline. And much home education has been ‘strongly suggested’ by schools.