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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
NEW POST: Complex needs, simple cuts: how vague, undefinable labels and lazy terminology could be a roadmap to rationing who gets SEND support. www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
#Disability #SENDSky
Image is an AI-generated illustration of an archaeologist searching a mire of fossilised SEND documents
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Obama:

"The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy... Our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

The President & current admin officials seem eager to escalate the situation while offering public explanations.. that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence."
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault. Federal law enforcement and immigration agents have a tough job. But Americans expect them to carry out their duties in a lawful, accountable way, and to work with, rather than against, state and local officials to ensure public safety. That's not what we're seeing in Minnesota. In fact, we're seeing the opposite. For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city. These unprecedented tactics-which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel-have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S citizens. And yet rather than trying to impose some semblance of discipline and accountability over the agents they've deployed, the President and current administration officials seem eager to escalate the situation, while offering public explanations for the shootings of Mr. Pretti and Renee Good that aren't informed by any serious investigation-and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence. This has to stop. I would h o p e that after this most recent tragedy, administration officials will reconsider their approach, and start finding ways to work constructively with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey as well as state and local police to avert more chaos and achieve legitimate law enforcement goals. In the meantime, every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country.
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Statement from the Obamas:
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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mancunianmedic.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland
The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
“Pulling the rug out from under children with EHCPs (or who would have them in future) with promises of better support in school in some distant tomorrow won’t cut it. Improved support must arrive first” Common sense from the EPI epi.org.uk/publications-and-...
Securing real SEND progress in the schools white paper - Education Policy Institute
⏱️ Estimated Read: 9 minDiversity in children’s strengths and needs is an inherent part of human development –  yet schools policy and wider social policy have consistently failed to recognise and plan for this reality. This has been true since the Warnock Report of 1978 and the Education Act 1981 which integrated disabled children into mainstream…Read more Securing real SEND progress in the schools white paper ›
epi.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
On SNJ Today: We're back to the #SEND leak—deny cycle of 2025 & along with fake conversations, @catrionamoore.bsky.social says it's no way to inspire parental confidence in SEND plans. Plus a quick update on our #SaveOurChildrensRights campaign www.specialneedsjungle.com/l...
#Disability #SENDSky
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January 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Teachers and parents—click through to find out how to share your experiences of LA #SEND maladministration! MP says the abuse of SEND law is a “systemic, moral and ethical crisis” and schools must speak up www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...
MP says the abuse of SEND law is a “systemic, moral and ethical crisis” and schools must speak up - Special Needs Jungle
MP calls on schools to speak out on councils’ systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of SEND law and commits to defending rights.
www.specialneedsjungle.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
adamrothman.bsky.social Adam Rothman aced his cognitive test @adamrothman.bsky.social · Dec 24
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April, according to the Arizona Mirror. The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
NEW POST: @chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social calls on schools to speak out about councils’ "systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of SEND law. He's committed to defending children's rights. Will your MP do the same? www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...
#Disability #SENDSky
Image of Chris Coghlan MP in the Commons with a quote saying What I have encountered repeatedly is not simply a system under pressure, but one that has too often abandoned its legal, moral and ethical obligations to some of the most vulnerable children in the country.
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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On SNJ Today: Will your school speak out on what @chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social calls councils’ "systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of #SEND law? He commits to defending children's rights—ask your MP do the same! www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...
Image of Chris Coghlan MP in the Commons with a quote saying What I have encountered repeatedly is not simply a system under pressure, but one that has too often abandoned its legal, moral and ethical obligations to some of the most vulnerable children in the country.
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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blackpanther25.bsky.social
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
Barack Obama comments on the death of Rob Reiner and his wife. "This is what Presidential Leadership looks like."
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
paulcann.bsky.social
a model interview by @SNJ's Rachel Filmer. Calm, commanding the facts, educating Rachel Johnson & hopefully her followers. Thank you @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social !
spcialndsjungle.bsky.social Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · Nov 12
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...
colourful image shows Rachel in front of a green screen with a screenshot of Rachel Johnson in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
paulcann.bsky.social
Superbly written analysis of a vital but vulnerable service. Data v strong, but if you only read one bit make it the final para.
spcialndsjungle.bsky.social Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · Oct 31
NEW POST: @catrionamoore.bsky.social dissects a new report from the @nao.org.uk that tells the Government to improve its data on schools and SEND transport—and ensure any coming changes don't make it harder for disabled children to attend: www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...
image shows an orange colourised montage of transport and the disabled sign used on roads
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
He: let me tell you about my brave soldierly exploits. She: I’ll be needing a refill on the wine soon. By Gabriel Metsu, whose day is today.
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
paulcann.bsky.social
This.
www.thepoke.com/2025/10/17/z...
Zack Polanski borrowed the beautiful words of the much-missed Benjamin Zephaniah to counter Robert Jenrick’s divisive take on Handsworth
Handsworth in Birmingham has recently been in the news after a recording emerged of Robert Jenrick complaining about not seeing another white face in the area when he recorded a video about littering....
www.thepoke.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
“SEND Reforms at risk of further delay” over concerns within government of a political backlash, akin to the Labour MP anger that forced Prime Minister Keir Starmer to drop planned welfare cuts earlier this year. www.politicshome.com/news/ar...
SEND Reforms At Risk Of Further Delay As Government Tries To Avoid Backlash
There is growing concern that long-awaited reforms to the special education needs and disabilities system risk further delay, PoliticsHome understands.
www.politicshome.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
paulcann.bsky.social
Urgent.
spcialndsjungle.bsky.social Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · Sep 25
'She doesn't get another childhood': More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for specialist wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, charity Whizz Kidz says. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm...
'She doesn't get another childhood': The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs
More than a thousand disabled children are waiting for wheelchairs and equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
paulcann.bsky.social
Start the day with this. And end it. Incredible.
cookie1962.bsky.social SugarCookie @cookie1962.bsky.social · Sep 17
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
9/17 - song with amazing drumming

Sing Sing Sing - Gene Krupa drumming with the Benny Goodman Orchestra

This from the legendary concert at Carnegie Hall:
Sing Sing Sing - Carnegie Hall 1938
YouTube video by DarkwingFlash
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September 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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ajpickering.bsky.social
This is what the Prime Minister ought to be telling people
wearthepeace.bsky.social Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · Sep 2
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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September 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
paulcann.bsky.social
We need to counter this 'forked tongue' wherever it appears.
spcialndsjungle.bsky.social Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · Sep 4
NEW POST: SEND parent Amber Windsor voices fears, shared by many of us, of the insidious forked tongues pretending to care about SEND families while plotting to demolish their rights www.specialneedsjungle.com/i...
image shows a composite illustration of a serpent with forked tongue menacingly approaching a sad parent clutching her child
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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eliistender10.bsky.social
This ⬇️
August 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.
EXCLUSIVE TO ALL NEWSPAPERS POWDER KEG UK ABOUT TO BLOW UP AS BRITAIN STANDS ON THE BRINK OF THE WHOLE NATION DESCENDING INTO CIVIL WAR by Our Apocalypse Staff HELENA HANDCART THE entire country has turned into a tinderbox, one spark and the whole thing could turn into a raging inferno of hatred and violence. All it needs is one little push - preferably from us - and this once peaceful island will explode. It may not take much, maybe an article with some badly researched facts, maybe some exaggerated and provocative hyperbole, and before we know it there'll be blood on the streets, and flames too, as millions of furious citizens attack each other, the police, and the emergency services, not to mention the armed forces should they tragically be called in to deal with the hate-filled mob rampaging through our cities, towns and villages, armed with burning torches and pitchforks, calling for justice, free speech and the immediate death of everyone they don't like. (Top journalism, Ed). Make no mistake, if Britain even exists by next week, we will run this piece again until someone sparks the tinderbox on the brink of the powderkeg that... (cont. for entire summer).
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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brindled.bsky.social
Tremendous tribute by John Carvel to my late Guardian colleague Malcom Dean

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
Malcolm Dean obituary
Founder of the Guardian’s Society section who stood for the SDP/Liberal Alliance in the 1983 and 1987 general elections
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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brindled.bsky.social
Oh look - a new 630-place independent secondary school is opening. All those fears about VAT killing off private education and aspiration seem to have receded
July 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM