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Another evidence thread: this time, it's some of the SEND-specific written evidence that's been submitted to the @CommonsEd inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on education & children's services
They're still taking evidence, so don't be shy...
They're still taking evidence, so don't be shy...
You can find all the submissions on the committee website - the number at the start of each tweet is the reference number given to each piece of evidence https://committees.parliament.uk/work/202/the-impact-of-covid19-on-education-and-childrens-services/publications/written-evidence/
CIE0089 - @UToseeb & @KathrynAsbury1 from the University of York, whose team have been assessing the impact of COVID-19 & lockdown on the mental health of children with SEND & their families - https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/5620/html/
CIE0104 - the Local Government Association, who welcome the SEND easements (with disappointment that they weren't retrospectively applied) - they're concerned that needs will grow as pupils return to school in September, & they're worried about SEND transport too
CIE0101 - @NDCS_UK , reporting shortages of specialist support for deaf children & their families, & difficulties accessing online learning, with some better ways of working reported by some LA teachers of the deaf
CIE0113 - @NNPCF : co-production "working well" at national level; they "feel involved & listened to" - they also report huge variation in LA application of SEND easements, highly variable support from schools, & intensified LA scrutiny of home ed https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/5745/html/
CIE0134 - National Star specialist residential college, who work with 50 LAs, each interpreting central govt guidance differently. Real challenges both now and to come with student transitions, they're expecting lots of extension requests https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/5823/html/
SIE0145 - Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, describing the advice NHS England gave to commissioners, & the postcode lottery impact on SaLT services https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/5852/html/
CIE0187 - the County Councils Network, who are unhappy with the ambiguity of 'reasonable endeavours', and want to see SEND duties "suspended in full for the duration of the pandemic & while education is disrupted"
SIE0207 - Embracing Complexity, a coalition of neurodevelopmental charities & campaigners - disruption to support, mixed impact on neurodiverse children's mental health & anxiety https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/6458/html/
CIE0346 - International academic collaboration, surveying experiences of families of children with SEND during lockdown across 15 countries: findings of UK survey (200+ respondents here, check also https://www.specialneedscovid.org/
CIE0332 - ALLFIE, the Alliance for Inclusive Education: "too many disabled students who cannot access standard online learning opportunities with minimum adjustments are being denied their basic right to mainstream education" https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/8754/html/
CIE0457 - @IPSEAcharity , who gave oral evidence to the Committee & were asked to substantiate their statement that some LAs had adopted unlawful blanket policies both after & immediately before SEND easements. They replied here https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/9224/default/
