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Milly Gandy retweeted
Only SIX days left. The petition to protect SEND legal rights is 2nd out of 2,210 government petitions. Please help to save disabled children’s rights in England by signing and sharing.
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Milly Gandy retweeted
Proposed £12bn cut to #disability benefits for children called ‘shockingly cruel’
The proposals have been labelled ‘shockingly cruel’
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Milly Gandy retweeted
It seems as though Labour are effectively going to decree that everyone under the age of 25 (apart from those who have met the severe conditions criteria) will effectively be deemed to be capable of work-related activity, with the health element not being accessible to them before then. An entirely ridiculous suggestion.
I don't know who came up with such an idea but I can tell you one thing, it wasn't a disabled person.
Of course this could be a media spin, whereby they put out something completely outrageous and then they announce the actual policy and it's a slightly watered down version, but either way, effectively forcing thousands of disabled people to compete for jobs they won't be able to do is completely nonsensical proposition.
@KateOsborneMP glad to hear you want to stand up for children’s rights inspired by @UNICEF please start by taking a stand against the proposed UK #SEND reforms @educationgovuk which will remove rights causing - destroying educational opportunity for many, causing significant harm
@KateOsborneMP we trust you will attend the next parliamentary debate to ensure that children’s rights are protected petition.parliament.uk/petit…
@RLong_Bailey Whilst you recognise individual support is required at work; @educationgovuk #SEND reform plans propose to remove 20+ legal rights in Education inc individualised support; providing only size fits all mainstream education or packages of specialist.Make it make sense
ND children and young people should not have to "battle through the school day/environment" either! petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Milly Gandy retweeted
Labour’s inactivity adviser swears at DNS editor after being challenged on safety of young claimants
#AlanMilburn #Lab26 #Safeguarding
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Dear Prime Minister #SEND
1,000s of parent and child testimonies revealing a National Picture of Harm
1,000s of submissions for the White/Green SEND consultations & Parliamentary Committee Debates/Reports stating legal rights should be retained and accountability strengthened
Dear Prime Minister #SEND
1,000s of parent and child testimonies revealing a National Picture of Harm
1,000s of submissions for the White/Green SEND consultations & Parliamentary Committee Debates/Reports stating legal rights should be retained and accountability strengthened
The risks of continuing to fail children and young people are clear thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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Please do not remove disabled childrens legal rights
Please STOP the reforms in their current forms and LISTEN to what those with lived experience - the REAL EVIDENCE BASE - is trying to tell you @andyburnham @educationgovuk @LucyMPowell
#SEND #SaveOurChildrensRights
Please stop the disgraceful @educationgovuk #SEND reform plans to strip legal rights from vulnerable children and their families. This cannot be right!
Please sign and share this petition:
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Milly Gandy retweeted
It is not necessary to remove disabled children’s rights to improve the SEND system. Please listen to families. Over 80,000 people have signed the petition to protect #SEND legal rights.
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Milly Gandy retweeted
I'd like a correction please @BBCNews in this article you claim that the Timms review said PIP was a barrier to work for many.
The Timms review does not say it's a barrier for many in fact it says:-
"We also found that while many disabled people say that PIP is vital in helping them meet the extra costs of disability and participate in everyday life, others stated PIP creates barriers to participating fully in work, social and community life."
Number of people claiming key disability benefit hits record high bbc.in/4xn6c7N
@LucyMPowell A vision should explain how children will be made safer and better supported. When parents, professionals and SEND organisations are ALL warning you that removing existing statutory protections risks foreseeable harm, those warnings need answers, not platitudes.
If you intend to proceed despite those warnings, please explain what enforceable protection a child will have when a school or local authority fails to provide the support they need ... which based on evidence IRL happens all too frequently! @IPSEAcharity @SpcialNdsJungle
Around 95% of SEND tribunal rulings go against LA’s If councils are losing at that rate, why remove parents right to hold them to account instead of fixing the decisions? @andyburnham @LucyMPowell @Georgia_Gould
Milly Gandy retweeted
If you intend to proceed despite those warnings, please explain what enforceable protection a child will have when a school or local authority fails to provide the support they need ... which based on evidence IRL happens all too frequently! @IPSEAcharity @SpcialNdsJungle