Ed Duff
@SEN_advice
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Lucky Husband & Dad. Education & care lawyer #send #ehcp . "That Ed Bloke". Director at HCB. Kindly reviewed by @ChambersGuides . Tweets ≠ advice. Own views.
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"much to celebrate in
#Send
" ?
like the chronic underfunding?
or the wilful, brutal, dereliction of statutory duties on a daily basis?
Those receiving "excellent support" are likely only getting that due to the determination, resilience & resources of their parents.
get real
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Finally seen it in writing - Surrey CC DO NOT allow schools to conduct dyslexia screening.
Can only be one reason - to avoid identifying need and therefore reducing
#send
provision costs/ Unbelievable.
#Sen
@dyslexiainstit1
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Ill-informed
#send
bingo going on here
'golden ticket'
'middle class parents'
'school transport'
A shameful thread in every way - biased, poorly conceived, tone deaf and blaming service users for accessing statutory services.
Have written on an under-reported story - the huge pressure on many council budgets. But what do I mean by the 'frightful four'? Quick thread, with some neat stats (1/?)
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Quote of the day from an
#sen
officer:
"this young person will not benefit from the law being applied"
Wow.
#ehcp
#SENDreality
#send
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Rather than new law, focus on accountability in
#send
law. There already is a duty to identify SEN, inc dyslexia. The issue is unwritten policy (inc in ur constituency) tht deny dyslexia assessments +/or
#ehcp
for pupils w/ dyslexia (both already unlawful)
Today I’m calling for universal dyslexia screening in every primary school and improved teacher training for dyslexia
It is an outrage that only 1 in 5 dyslexic children leave school identified & that teachers do not need training to support dyslexic children
This must change
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The combined point from
@LGAcomms
#sen
report and
#sendreview
Green Paper seems to be;
'The
#send
system is too expensive, made worse by all the lawyers and difficult parents that actually expect us to comply with the duties we imposed on ourselves'
#ehcp
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I've said it before, I will say it again
#send
system now consists of :
1. LA makes (deliberately) unlawful decision
2. Parents forced to appeal / mediate / complain
3. Parents obviously 'win' (after a year)
Zero accountability.
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Hearing for a residential placement yesterday
Judge asks why social care provision has been so poor, for a family assessed as being "in crisis". Social Worker reply "honestly, they aren't the only family".
#ehcp
#socialcare
#send
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This should be national news.
Europe's biggest local authority is cutting
#send
costs by 13.3%. Other crucial services are seeing similar massive cuts.
Vulnerable people will bear the brunt of this. Absolutely appalling.
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Hmm. Heavily extolling the virtues of 'strict' schools is worryingly close to 'zero-tolerance' (which has been deemed unlawful)
Be careful not to accidentally encourage discrimination, you're getting dangerously close
@educationgovuk
#sen
#send
#ehcp
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One major missed opportunity in
#send
is
#mediation
.
9/10 I advise parents not 2 bother bcos;
1. LAs dont send anyone 2 mediation;
2. LA person attending isnt allowed 2 make a decision;
3. LA person attending is TOLD to refuse; and/or
4. LA delay
Its all time wasting lip service
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@MattHancock
How about we enforce and make existing
#send
and social care legislation work as it should, rather than make new law which will just be ignored.
There's no need for legislation on every single condition -- its all covered by
#sen
regime. That regime isnt working. Address that!
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Parent informed of child protection conference taking place tomorrow, but no reasons for it offered. Curiously timed around
#send
appeal
Acting for the parent, queried the LA's justification for child protection- suddenly it becomes Child in Need.
#SENDReality
#sen
#ehcp
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A personal tweet if I may - Very excited to announce that I have been appointed as Director within the HCB team
@HCBeducationlaw
@HCBSolicitors
#sen
#ehcp
#send
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The odious spirit of this thread would be the same as blaming patients in hospitals for the NHS lacking funds, or a victim of crime calling the police being responsible for a lack of officers Vile, misleading, borderline discriminatory bilge.
#sen
#ehcp
Have written on an under-reported story - the huge pressure on many council budgets. But what do I mean by the 'frightful four'? Quick thread, with some neat stats (1/?)
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Interesting phone call from Medway lawyer just now - angry that Judgment has been shared with journlaists (it is a public document, so no issue there)
Odd that this is the 1st time they picked up the phone to me about this case ...
#sen
#send
#ehcp
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Incredible disclosure today
An internal email from
@StaffordshireCC
saying that Head of
#sen
has directed the Team must defend all dyslexia appeals
Email continues that "unfortunately" the LA has to prepare a "strong case"
so much to unpick
#ehcp
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Hampshire
#send
team now seems to require a caller to book a telephone appointment with their case officer. Even when chasing an annual review outcome that is several weeks overdue.
No. Don't think I'll be doing that, thanks.
#judicialreview
#SENDreality
#EHCP
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Another successful appeal today.
Added bonus is successfully challenging the decision of the
#send
manager, who represented the LA, and proudly boasted of leaving a "wake of destruction" in his previous LA.
Disgusting attitude
#sen
#SENreality
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Watching
@BBCBreakfast
- when will the
@educationgovuk
say something other than ‘we’ve introduced reforms and provided money’ ? The reforms are the issue! Poorly implemented, poorly understood and LAs routinely ignoring the law.
#sen
#send
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Its now taking between 3 days and 2 weeks for parents to speak with a mediator. Even to ask for a mediation certificate. Every step of
#send
system is facing delays.
In the meantime, there's a young person struggling. Everyday.
#SENDreality
#sen
#ehcp
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@eleanorjwright
@ChildrensComm
@jenniwdog
@2tubies
@nb87120292
Worrying that the entire report has only 1 reference to "special educational needs". In the foreword. As an ambition for "brilliant ... support"
I think everyone would settle for adequate. Or even lawful at this stage.
#sen
#send
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Being an education lawyer gives a window into the turmoil in
#Send
It used to be busy in Feb / March when decisions were made.
Now, its busy all the time, bt especially from June onwards.
Tht means families getting 2 months to fix poor decisions. The Tribunal is taking 10 months
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Naturally excellent work from
@SteveBroach
and
@AliceLIrving
- confirmation of the 12 week timetable for an annual review
Obviously, excellent advocacy, bt remarkable this had to go through 2 x high court and 1 x court of appeal.
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Good to see
@CommonsEd
looking at
#send
again and taking relevant advice. Issues definitely boil down to (not in order) : funding, training, (wilful) ingnorance of the law, misleading information and lack of (all) resources.
#sen
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One of the major barriers to
#ehcp
IME is schools talking parents out of applying, believing that they will have to foot the bill for it. Its understandable (but wrong). Clearly lots of LA spin happening in
#send
Great work
@polly_sweeney
@SEN_advice
@bt_sen1
highlighting that the duty to secure provision in section F of EHC Plans falls firmly on LAs, not schools
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A general warning
Beware any definitive legal advice offered via social media.
Especially when delivered from individual(s) with no legal qualification and/or training
Seen some rather interesting interpretations of
#send
law and Equality Act recently.
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