#SEND #SocialCare #ClimateEmergency. Independent County Cllr for Wensum, Norwich. Views my own
Norwich, England
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Maxine Webb retweeted
Government admits key final decisions on the SEND Tribunal have already been made, despite consultation on its SEND reforms being open till 18 May. It's at odds with ministers' statements on the consultation engaging people 'before any final decision'. lawgazette.co.uk/news/key-fi…
Maxine Webb retweeted
IPSEA echoes our own concerns about the SEND proposals—we’re astonished that some other disabled children’s charities seem to think loss of rights is just dandy… SEND reforms must strengthen legal rights, not weaken them - schoolsweek.co.uk/send-refor…
Maxine Webb retweeted
Those advocating for reduced powers for the SEND Tribunal always seem to forget that it is the current extensive powers that make the Tribunal an alternative remedy to judicial review. Doubt the SoS or her officials actually want to see school placement disputes in the High Court
“[SEND] tribunals will no longer have the power to direct a pupil to be placed in a specific school, only to require councils to re-run assessments”
Drip, drip
ft.com/content/dd46dba4-fc46… via @ft
Maxine Webb retweeted
"I am not sure that, until now, I have ever worked under a Minister who shows such contempt. Contempt not just for special schools but for the children they support and the families who have found them a lifeline."
nasschools.org.uk/stop-blami…
Maxine Webb retweeted
All we are saying is that our disabled children have as much of a right to an education as their non-disabled brothers and sisters.
Not difficult really.
Maxine Webb retweeted
Zero reference to the barriers still preventing thousands of disabled children and young people from accessing £Ms in their Child Trust Fund and JISA savings. Our forgotten children. Shameful.
@alextomo @jessiehewitson @paullewismoney @MartinSLewis @campbellclaret @RoseUnwin @Emmabarnett @BBCr4today @jimconey @sharefound @martinimarie @SEND_Action @DavidLammy @AlexDaviesJones @sarahsackman @JohnMilneLD @ChelFulhamBen @libdemdaisy @JoshBabarinde @sarahsmithlab @danfrancis02 @stephenctimms @EdwardJDavey @JessBrownFuller @DCPcampaign @mencap_charity @1985Deanne @JLasota01
This @UKLabour Government is breaking down barriers to financial inclusion.
Very proud to be launching the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy today. 🧵
@HMTreasury
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Maxine Webb retweeted
Q: how many justice ministers does it take to fix 1 process?
A: 10.
It would be wry, were it not so sad and impactful on the 80,000 disabled young people who are losing £Ms from their savings.
Sending families to court for 1 small savings account isn't working (still).
@alextomo @jessiehewitson @paullewismoney @Moneybox @MartinSLewis @sarahsackman @DXW_KC @RoseUnwin @samcarlisle @campbellclaret @JohnMilneLD @JessBrownFuller @AlexChalkChelt @Emmabarnett @BBCr4today @rosaltmann @DCPcampaign @contactfamilies @vickyfoxcroft @martinimarie @JoshBabarinde @MoneySavingExp
Maxine Webb retweeted
"The real story of EHCPs is not runaway SEND prevalence, but the growing importance of statutory protection in the face of shrinking resources for inclusive mainstream provision... Children with SEND don’t just disappear through recategorisation." 👏
Are EHCPs driving the SEND crisis or a symptom of it? Is SEND demand in 2025 any larger than it was in 2010? Will scrapping EHCPs actually achieve anything productive?
One of the best analyses of the SEND crisis I have read from @MargaretMulhol2
tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…
Maxine Webb retweeted
The truth about the damage caused to families of disabled children by a failing system. cerebra.org.uk/latest-news/n…
Maxine Webb retweeted
Sending this out again if you missed it. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/f…
Maxine Webb retweeted
Let’s be absolutely clear with the Chancellor. We do not need an “overhaul” of the 2 child limit. We need it scrapped. There are many other policy changes that are needed to end child poverty but this is the most effective first step. Stop prevaricating. theguardian.com/society/2025…
Maxine Webb retweeted
NEW POST: @catrionamoore13 dissects a new report from the @NAOorguk that tells @educationgovuk to improve its data on schools and SEND transport—and ensure any coming changes don't make it harder for disabled children to attend: specialneedsjungle.com/nao-g…
ALT image shows an orange colourised montage of transport and the disabled sign used on roads
Maxine Webb retweeted
NEW POST: @_Chris_Coghlan: LAs’ “lawbreaking, gaslighting and lying” is wrecking thousands of children’s lives. The Dorking MP writes the second of our articles about testimony gathered and Measure What Matters, evidencing LAs' unlawful behaviour specialneedsjungle.com/chris…
ALT image shows Chris Coghlan MP with raphic of a crowd in the background, standing behind a sad-looking family and to the left, a council official stamping on a broken lady justice. The family is haloed in yellow
Maxine Webb retweeted
📣 SNJ & @IPSEAcharity have met SEND Minister, @Georgia_Gould. We restated the law must be retained & fully implemented incl culture ➕ sustainable funding. Getting more disabled adults into work starts with educational inclusion. The Minister said she’s keen to work with us
ALT SNJ & IPSEA yesterday met SEND Minister Georgia Gould. We restated the law must be retained & fully implemented in deed, culture ➕ sustainable funding. Getting more disabled adults into work starts with being fully included in education. The Minister said she’s keen to work with us
Maxine Webb retweeted
The law on #SEND isn’t failing.
It’s being systematically undermined from within.
Our new article for @SpcialNdsJungle examines how accountability in public office has broken down- and what it will take to restore it.
NEW POST: Independent public accountability initiative, Measure What Matters writes an excoriating, evidence-backed article that the law on #SEND isn’t failing, it’s been systematically undermined from within. Please consider sharing with your MP.
specialneedsjungle.com/law-s…
ALT image shows an icon illustration made of a council official stamping on Lady justice as a sad family look on
Maxine Webb retweeted
As so often, @johnharris1969 is one of the few journalistic voices fighting the fight for the rights and dignities of disabled children and young people.
Come on others: get your act together.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Maxine Webb retweeted
If @TiceRichard has any actual evidence (rather than prejudiced assumptions) that children are receiving special educational provision they don't need, he should produce this so it can be properly discussed.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwy…
Maxine Webb retweeted
Let’s see what the ethics adviser says, but maybe instead of all this jumping up and down, now would be a good time to discuss how we look after disabled children and build a more caring country.
Maxine Webb retweeted
Just over 25 years ago, Stephanie Lorenz undertook a survey that was published by the Down’s Syndrome Association entitled ‘Experiences of Inclusion: For children with Down’s syndrome in the UK’.
We want to explore how things have changed since then – for the better or for worse – for children who have Down’s syndrome who are in education.
The Down’s Syndrome Association would like to invite parents of school aged children in England to complete the appropriate survey:
•If your child is currently in primary eduction (4-11 years).
•If your child is currently in secondary education (11-16 years).
Please click here for more information and to fill out the survey appropriate to you: downs-syndrome.org.uk/news/n…
The surveys will be open until 30 September 2025.
ALT A young girl with Down's syndrome pictured at her desk at school.
Maxine Webb retweeted
The care of adults with learning disabilities and autism has been rapidly privatised in the last 30 years.
It’s a sector now dominated by investment managers, private equity and foreign money while local councils who pay them are pushed to bankruptcy.
Here’s a quick overview:
🔺Investigation
"Dehumanising" care, mental health collapse, a man left to choke to death on a sandwich
while the market value of learning disability and autistic care for private firms doubles in a decade to £19billion
and councils verge on bankruptcy
itv.com/news/2025-07-31/coun…
