Tania Tirraoro
@tanialt.bsky.social
Founder @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social, writer, #autistic, #SaveOurChildrensRights, #SENDsky #EhlersDanlos #Disability #ChildrensRights, Devoted Grandma #wheelchair user #chronicpain
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Tania Tirraoro
@tanialt.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My #SEND list bsky.app/profile/did:...
Speaking at the Nursery Management Today show at Excel on #SEND in the Early Years—really interesting discussion on the importance of real early intervention with Courtney McAllister and Cornwall Nursery group manager Mandy Richardson
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Speaking at the Nursery Management Today show at Excel on #SEND in the Early Years—really interesting discussion on the importance of real early intervention with Courtney McAllister and Cornwall Nursery group manager Mandy Richardson
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NEW POST: In an SNJ exclusive, @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk highlights how ADHD and Autism “Right to Choose” assessments have been paused in at least nine NHS areas, as ICBs tell their contracted private providers to stop offering new appointments www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: In an SNJ exclusive, @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk highlights how ADHD and Autism “Right to Choose” assessments have been paused in at least nine NHS areas, as ICBs tell their contracted private providers to stop offering new appointments www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...
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NEW POST: What Schools and Parents Need to Understand About Supporting Autistic and Neurodivergent Children. @autisticrealms.bsky.social looks at what really needs to happen to help neurodivergent children thrive: www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: What Schools and Parents Need to Understand About Supporting Autistic and Neurodivergent Children. @autisticrealms.bsky.social looks at what really needs to happen to help neurodivergent children thrive: www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
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NEW POST: Unauthorised Absence: A #SEND mum and her team are seeking funding for their short film on the injustice of punitive attendance policies, backed by academic, education, law, and health professionals www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: Unauthorised Absence: A #SEND mum and her team are seeking funding for their short film on the injustice of punitive attendance policies, backed by academic, education, law, and health professionals www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
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The SEND crib sheet: Being proactive to help the school help your disabled child. A good teacher should welcome your involvement and have the skills to translate your tips into the right classroom support: www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
The SEND crib sheet: How you can help school help your disabled child - Special Needs Jungle
NEW POST The SEND crib sheet: How you can help school help your disabled child. A useful resource for those without an EHCP
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November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The SEND crib sheet: Being proactive to help the school help your disabled child. A good teacher should welcome your involvement and have the skills to translate your tips into the right classroom support: www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
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Watch our recent webinar looking at forthcoming cuts to the health element (also known as the limited capability for work and work-related activity element) of Universal Credit 👇
Watch our webinar on cuts to the Universal Credit health element
Last week our Family Finance Team ran a webinar looking at forthcoming cuts to the health element (also known as the limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) element) of Universal Credit. The health element cut is scheduled to happen on 6 April 2026. It will see the health element drop from £423 to […]
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Watch our recent webinar looking at forthcoming cuts to the health element (also known as the limited capability for work and work-related activity element) of Universal Credit 👇
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⏰ 1 week to go until the Education Law Conference!
💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law.
🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO
💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law.
🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
⏰ 1 week to go until the Education Law Conference!
💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law.
🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO
💡 We're looking forward to coming together to connect, share ideas and build a community committed to driving change in education law.
🎟️ Limited places remaining – book now: hi.switchy.io/kOXO
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NEW POST: SEND changes will be “co-created”, Bridget Phillipson has said. Which means what, exactly?—demands @helenhayes.bsky.social, chair of the Education Select Committee—Join @tanialt.bsky.social with the popcorn in our post today... www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: SEND changes will be “co-created”, Bridget Phillipson has said. Which means what, exactly?—demands @helenhayes.bsky.social, chair of the Education Select Committee—Join @tanialt.bsky.social with the popcorn in our post today... www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
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NEW POST: 10 questions every parent should ask about SEND interventions. Plus a unique opportunity for West Midlands parents to join QTrobot #Autism Research www.specialneedsjungle.com/q...
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: 10 questions every parent should ask about SEND interventions. Plus a unique opportunity for West Midlands parents to join QTrobot #Autism Research www.specialneedsjungle.com/q...
Looking forward to reading this, having given evidence to the committee
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We have recently agreed our report on the Autism Act 2009. The report shall be published on Sunday 23 November.
We have recently agreed our report on the Autism Act 2009. The report shall be published on Sunday 23 November.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking forward to reading this, having given evidence to the committee
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Are you an autistic person aged 18+ from the Global Majority, who has received talking therapy for support around anxiety? We hope to include a diverse range of voices to inform our study, which involves a 75 minute online interview. To find out more, please follow this link: dub.sh/LzKn6is
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Are you an autistic person aged 18+ from the Global Majority, who has received talking therapy for support around anxiety? We hope to include a diverse range of voices to inform our study, which involves a 75 minute online interview. To find out more, please follow this link: dub.sh/LzKn6is
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On SNJ Today: New Cerebra research reveals widespread patterns of ‘systems-generated trauma’ by public bodies caused to desperate families asking for help. Cerebra CEO Jess Camburn Rahmani says action is urgently needed: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r... #parentblame
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On SNJ Today: New Cerebra research reveals widespread patterns of ‘systems-generated trauma’ by public bodies caused to desperate families asking for help. Cerebra CEO Jess Camburn Rahmani says action is urgently needed: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r... #parentblame
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NEW POST: A shocking new report by Cerebra reveals widespread ‘systems-generated trauma’ by public bodies that’s breaking vulnerable families who’ve asked for support. In a post for SNJ, Cerebra CEO Jess Camburn Rahmani is calling for urgent action:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: A shocking new report by Cerebra reveals widespread ‘systems-generated trauma’ by public bodies that’s breaking vulnerable families who’ve asked for support. In a post for SNJ, Cerebra CEO Jess Camburn Rahmani is calling for urgent action:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...
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On SNJ Today: The Education Committee's @helenhayes.bsky.social seems a bit sceptical in her reply to Bridget Phillipson's letter that said #SEND changes will be “co-created” Who can blame her—and we're here for it! @tanialt.bsky.social brought the popcorn 👀 🍿
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
On SNJ Today: The Education Committee's @helenhayes.bsky.social seems a bit sceptical in her reply to Bridget Phillipson's letter that said #SEND changes will be “co-created” Who can blame her—and we're here for it! @tanialt.bsky.social brought the popcorn 👀 🍿
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
I had some thoughts… 🍿
NEW POST: SEND changes will be “co-created”, Bridget Phillipson has said. Which means what, exactly?—demands @helenhayes.bsky.social, chair of the Education Select Committee—Join @tanialt.bsky.social with the popcorn in our post today... www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I had some thoughts… 🍿
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On SNJ Today: Enter our brilliant #Giveaway to win one of THREE copies of Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional failure and complex trauma. @catrionamoore.bsky.social reviews this important book by Prof. Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello: www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On SNJ Today: Enter our brilliant #Giveaway to win one of THREE copies of Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional failure and complex trauma. @catrionamoore.bsky.social reviews this important book by Prof. Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello: www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
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NEW GIVEAWAY: We have THREE copies of this important book to give away. @catrionamoore.bsky.social reviews Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional failure and complex trauma by Prof. Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW GIVEAWAY: We have THREE copies of this important book to give away. @catrionamoore.bsky.social reviews Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional failure and complex trauma by Prof. Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello www.specialneedsjungle.com/u...
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The way SEND registers are used to identify and support students with additional needs is a “mystery” that needs clarifying before schools can be judged on inclusion, experts are warning. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
SEND register decisions are a ‘mystery’, warn experts
Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
www.tes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The way SEND registers are used to identify and support students with additional needs is a “mystery” that needs clarifying before schools can be judged on inclusion, experts are warning. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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NEW POST: SNJ's @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk on keeping your composure when managing challenging interviews with people who've been taken in by SEND misinformation www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: SNJ's @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk on keeping your composure when managing challenging interviews with people who've been taken in by SEND misinformation www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
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Finally got round to writing about this. We're not making enough progress with challenging educational disadvantage. We should pick key areas that face wicked problems, suspend how we normally do things, and try radical collaboration:
open.substack.com/pub/jimlaude...
open.substack.com/pub/jimlaude...
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Finally got round to writing about this. We're not making enough progress with challenging educational disadvantage. We should pick key areas that face wicked problems, suspend how we normally do things, and try radical collaboration:
open.substack.com/pub/jimlaude...
open.substack.com/pub/jimlaude...
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Our free EYSEND workshops are continuing throughout the Autumn Term!📆
Join us and learn how to give families the tools to support their child’s communication skills💬👩👩👧👦
Learn more and book your place: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/eysend-partnership/
Join us and learn how to give families the tools to support their child’s communication skills💬👩👩👧👦
Learn more and book your place: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/eysend-partnership/
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our free EYSEND workshops are continuing throughout the Autumn Term!📆
Join us and learn how to give families the tools to support their child’s communication skills💬👩👩👧👦
Learn more and book your place: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/eysend-partnership/
Join us and learn how to give families the tools to support their child’s communication skills💬👩👩👧👦
Learn more and book your place: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/eysend-partnership/
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I think my child has a special educational need. What can I do? Read this, then add your tips! www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
I think my child has a special educational need. What can I do? - Special Needs Jungle
If you suspect your child has a special educational need or disability, here are some helpful tips and advice about how to approach it
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November 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I think my child has a special educational need. What can I do? Read this, then add your tips! www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
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NEW POST: The privacy dangers for children and their families in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Rose Arnold of campaign group Reclaim Rights for Children explains why they're concerned www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: The privacy dangers for children and their families in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Rose Arnold of campaign group Reclaim Rights for Children explains why they're concerned www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...
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SEND REFORM: IT'S NOT (JUST) ABOUT THE MONEY.
"No amount of funding can “put things right” because a rotten system can never be “right”... [It's] a “uniquely bad system … which guarantees conflict” [and] is also ruinously expensive."
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"No amount of funding can “put things right” because a rotten system can never be “right”... [It's] a “uniquely bad system … which guarantees conflict” [and] is also ruinously expensive."
BLOG POST
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/s...
SEND Reform: It’s not (just) about the money…
Another day, another article about how the cost of provision for pupils with special needs (SEND) is bankrupting the country. This morning (Friday 31st October 2025) I read in the Guardian about a …
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
SEND REFORM: IT'S NOT (JUST) ABOUT THE MONEY.
"No amount of funding can “put things right” because a rotten system can never be “right”... [It's] a “uniquely bad system … which guarantees conflict” [and] is also ruinously expensive."
BLOG POST
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/s...
"No amount of funding can “put things right” because a rotten system can never be “right”... [It's] a “uniquely bad system … which guarantees conflict” [and] is also ruinously expensive."
BLOG POST
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/s...
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The final report of the independent ADHD Taskforce has found the condition is under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and under-treated, warning of an urgent need for major changes across the NHS. www.pslhub.org/learn/patient...
NHS England: Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1 (20 June 2025)
This report provides initial evidence-informed recommendations for ADHD
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November 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The final report of the independent ADHD Taskforce has found the condition is under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and under-treated, warning of an urgent need for major changes across the NHS. www.pslhub.org/learn/patient...