Indie SEND learning & info. Freelance trainer/mentor/ EHCP/SEND Navigator. SOS!SEN coordinator (vol)- Herts Director@HPCI Support Worker@Playskill@Up on Downs
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NEW POST: The #SENDReview is light on ideas for boosting Speech, language and communication. The charity I CAN says the Green Paper must embed communications skills across education, and that includes teacher training specialneedsjungle.com/send-…
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"It does seem at this point like the Department for Education is trying to ensure that anyone who cares about defending children's rights is so buried under paperwork that they might just be crushed by the weight of it." It does feel a bit like that - but we are not crushed!
NEW POST: And now, yet another SEND consultation, this time: should timescales for EHCP Annual review be changed? We've condensed it for you specialneedsjungle.com/anoth…
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Let’s get your SEND views represented…. You could be the difference! 💜💚
SEND CRISIS SUMMER SURVEY
Please dig deep today and complete our latest SEND CRISIS survey. @HertsPCI @FiFHerts
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Next Wednesday 22 June 2022, Hertfordshire County Council will be holding a SEND Scrutiny Committee Meeting.
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Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
Hey @VodafoneUK, what do I need to do to urgently speak to someone who can explain why you’ve taking unauthorised payments from the account of a vulnerable adult? Not one person I’ve spoken to can help explain it.
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
SEND CRISIS SUMMER SURVEY
Please dig deep today and complete our latest SEND CRISIS survey. @HertsPCI @FiFHerts
forms.gle/vyPeMR9o4dibxLU2A
Next Wednesday 22 June 2022, Hertfordshire County Council will be holding a SEND Scrutiny Committee Meeting.
democracy.hertfordshire.gov.…
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
“Where a council does not meet their requirements to provide appropriate support for these children, we will not hesitate to take action that prioritises their needs and brings about rapid improvement"
Department for Education, Oct 2021
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
Really good article about how disabled children and their parents are treated by society just for trying to secure basic human rights. Also sad the way parents are often misunderstood, judged & criticised if they don’t do this in a certain “acceptable” manner...
Thankyou so much @InclusionEurope for including my article on your website. I hope it raises awareness of these particular issues and brings about some change 🙏 inclusion-europe.eu/im-no-he…
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
Very pleased that we have written to all personal assistants or their employers in Herts to invite them for their vaccine. #directpayments #personalisedcare
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
For all the parents struggling with home schooling, please spare a thought for those families for whom this is the everyday normal. Not because of choice, but because they have a child with special needs and there are simply no suitable schools available.
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Did you know we have a range of free information sheets on our website covering EHC needs Assessments, Annual Reviews, Appeals, JRs and more... sossen.org.uk/information_sh… @SEND_Essentials @SendCrisis @eleanorjwright #EHCPs #SEND
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🎉 Spread the joy. 🎉
This tune'll make yr bones happy & yr feet twitch.
Released December 4th in aid of a unique charity, on any stage.Plse share our Christmas joy.
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Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
#Oliverscampaign Oh @JeremyH09406697 Beth looks so very happy @MattHancock if ever you needed evidence that community care works 100% better than Assesmement Treatment Units , this is it
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A horrible statistic which I’m reluctant to tweet - but this needs to be known so that effective steps can be taken in the event of a second wave
59% of all deaths involving #COVID19 from 2 March to 14 July were among disabled people ow.ly/27sW50Bupjq
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
We have loads of tests available in Pontefract but patients are NOT being directed there. Only half a dozen tests carried out in the last few weeks
@BBCBreakfast
@GMB
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Exciting news for our SEND Community Alliance
collaborative! Welcome Eleanor Wright & SOS SEN! What a powerhouse team!
#FixSend @SEND_Action @SENDYorksnHumb @SENDCrisisWight @SENDBrighton @SENDcrisisHack
#accountability
@SpcialNdsJungle
sendcommunityalliance.org.uk…
Lisa Piper Thomas retweeted
On SNJ today: The Missing Manual - SEND expert @Lorrainep1952 compared @educationgovuk mainstream & specialist guidance for school return. She says mainstream schools MUST read both to ensure the inclusion of disabled children - Special Needs Jungle ow.ly/xOwN30r9O6H
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Guidance for households with people who have any vulnerable member.
First, beyond annoyed this hasn’t been picked up by the news (@BBCNews) - surely this is important? Pleased there is SOME guidance unlike last time. But, obvious floors in the plan.
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Can someone tell me how £67pw carers allowance was worked out?
Can anyone provide me with an answer as to how £0.39p an hr can look after a disabled child? Pay the bills? Provide support? food? Clothing? Equipment?
Asking for a many starving, broken friends about to be evicted