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Learning Support Assistant

Inspire Connected Communities TrustInclusion & SEND
Louth, United Kingdom, England
United Kingdom
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Date Listed19 April 2026
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Curated headlines from United Kingdom · special needs · 17 stories

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Special Needs Jungle

Join the May 9th #SaveOurChildrensRights SEND Protest in London or a regional location

New article from Special Needs Jungle: If, like us, you are set against the proposals in the SEND part of the Schools White Paper that aim to limit your child's rights, then you MUST take action … The post Join the May…

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Special Needs Jungle

Experts At Hand: A good idea built on wishful thinking and shaky foundations

New article from Special Needs Jungle: One of the most promising-looking initiatives to emerge from England’s SEND reform proposals is the Experts at Hand initiative. Funded with £1.8 billion over three years, the…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

SEND reforms: Where are care-experienced children?

New article from Special Needs Jungle: It has taken time to work through the government’s SEND reform proposals in detail. As both a parent and foster parent of children with special educational needs and disabilities,…

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The Guardian Education·policy

English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report

Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from…

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The Guardian Education·policy

English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report

Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

The SEND reform reality check: Why experts’ and policymakers’ concerns are growing under scrutiny

New article from Special Needs Jungle: SEND has been in the spotlight in Parliament once again this week. The Education Select Committee spent Tuesday morning having a look at the Government’s proposed SEND reforms in…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

When hope has been drained, families struggle to trust promises to fix SEND

New article from Special Needs Jungle: Hope is not a luxury in the SEND system. It is what keeps families going through years of assessments, exclusions, appeals, and meetings that too often feel adversarial. Hope is ……

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Part 2: The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is Non-Negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’

New article from Special Needs Jungle: This is Part two of yesterday's article about EOTAS, the out of school EHCP package that's been completely ignored in the SEND proposals of the Schools's White Paper. One of … The…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

The Invisible Lifeline: Why EOTAS is non-negotiable for the ‘Sanctuary Cohort’ Part 1

New article from Special Needs Jungle: There is no denying the Government's Schools White Paper is a lengthy document with considerable detail about the reforms Labour wants to implement to our SEND system. But there is…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Inclusion bases: Can they help solve the SEND crisis?

New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Matt Walker, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) We've covered the newly-renamed "Inclusion Bases"— previously known as resourced provision or SEN Units—quite a…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thrive

New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Educational Psychologists should be at the heart of SEND reform: supporting children, families and schools to thrive

New article from Special Needs Jungle: By Dr Andrea Honess, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology The government’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation set out…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

New article from Special Needs Jungle: The Department for Education doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going. Yesterday it was forced to issue a "clarification" over its consultation; specifically, the bit…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

DfE backtracks over consulting on planned SEND legal changes. Parents MUST respond to the consultation to say Not in Our Name!

New article from Special Needs Jungle: The Department for Education doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going. Yesterday it was forced to issue a "clarification" over its consultation; specifically, the bit…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Where will all the teaching assistants come from? The research exposing the reality gap in the government SEND plans

New article from Special Needs Jungle: Today, we’re looking at a number of different research reports—most of them the Government’s own—that point to a growing mismatch between its mainstream inclusion ambitions and…

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Special Needs Jungle·policy

Capital carrot, SEND steamroller: The Government’s evidence-light reform route isn’t waiting for anyone

New article from Special Needs Jungle: It’s been a month since the government announced the Schools White Paper and their consultation on SEND reform. The consultation’s still ongoing. If you need some inspiration or…

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The Guardian Education·wellbeing

‘Beyond worried’: the families waiting to hear how Send overhaul will change their lives

Already struggling to get help, families with children with special needs are concerned changes could make things worse At the age of 12, May Race’s son Joseph spends almost all of his time in his bedroom, too anxious,…

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