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SEND Education For All is sponsoring the 2026 PDA Space Summit!
You can register to watch the Summit and get your backpocket pass HERE.


The Great SEN Scandal: When a Legal Right Exists Only on Paper
"Your child has an EHCP." For many families, those six words are not reassuring. Instead, they mark the beginning of a battle. A battle to secure an assessment. A battle to obtain a plan. A battle to get the provision written into that plan delivered. Then, somehow, a battle to enforce the very document that was supposed to bring the fighting to an end. Welcome to the reality of the SEND system in 2026. The uncomfortable truth is that the system is not struggling because ther

Lyndsay Critchlow
5 days ago5 min read
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Life with PDA with a side helping of ADHD quests.
I am pretty much struggling recently with a massive avoidance that seems to permeate various aspects of my daily life. This feeling of being overwhelmed has led me to seek refuge in different distractions, and my very recent avoidance tactic has been to embrace my ADHD side quests. These side quests often manifest as spontaneous interests or projects that capture my attention, pulling me away from the tasks I know I should be focusing on. Instead of tackling my responsibiliti

Lyndsay Critchlow
Jul 30, 20257 min read
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