AuSends Network

07/12/2025

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02/12/2025

This is an appeal to all businesses, organisations and professionals wherever you live.

It is okay to admit you’re not very experienced with SEND or additional needs, and to ask her parents what works for their child.

From a legal standpoint, be sure you understand how the Equality Act and reasonable adjustments work. Reasonable adjustments under parts 20 and 21 of the Equality Act must be anticipatory and they must be suitable for what the person needs, not what a setting or business is prepared to offer.
Blanket policies can’t be applied either.

Failure to do any of the above could result in indirect or direct discrimination arising from disability.

Don’t gaslight parents, unfortunately, it is much more common than a lot of people think.

Don’t expect a neurodivergent young person to be able to self-identify or self-regulate their emotions, many adults don’t even have that ability.

Asking a neurodivergent person to warn you or let you know when they are becoming dysregulated, it’s like asking a d/Deaf person to tell you when they’ve not heard something!

This isn’t to say that some don’t know when they are starting to struggle, but if someone feels able to share with you, I am struggling. Please listen to them. Don’t ignore them or fob them off. The knock-on effect is that they probably won’t let you know again, and any trust will be broken.

Do listen to parents and carers they know their child or young person best.

Parents and carers if you feel any of the above apply to you keep time logs, record and all communication in an email.

If you need to consider legal action for discrimination part of the legal criteria is that you have to be able to show that this discrimination has occurred.

It is politely requested that if you have experienced this and wish to comment, please do not name and shame.

In addition with regards to some updates that were shared today. I fully support the trans community, and any organisation that doesn’t clearly doesn’t understand.

02/12/2025

02/12/2025

Department for Education have now added some online conversation meetings with regards to the SEND reform.

Please note, I am showing these for awareness but also please note that the majority of these events are at 6 pm when a lot of people could be driving home

Make your voice heard on SEND reform: take part in what we hope will be the biggest national conversation on SEND in a generation. Join Schools Minister Georgia Gould for our series of live online discussions with a panel of experts.

02/12/2025

01/12/2025