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Save Our Children's Rights: our joint campaign

Together with the parent-led website Special Needs Jungle and others in the SEND sector, we are leading a campaign to #SaveOurChildrensRights. 

Save Our Children’s Rights is a joint campaign created in direct response to the government’s reported plans to reform the SEND system, and the risk that they could seriously weaken the legal rights of children and young people with SEND. The campaign calls on the government to retain the existing SEND legal framework, including education, health and care (EHC) plans. 

Read our open letter in The Guardian 

Learn more about the campaign below, and sign up for updates here.

Campaigners gather across the country to protect children and young people's legal rights

Campaigners gather across the country to protect children and young people's legal rights

Alongside our partners in the Save Our Children’s Rights campaign and thousands of families across the country, IPSEA took part in a large national demonstration calling for children and young people’s legal rights to be protected and strengthened. Read more

Published: 3rd July, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

IPSEA and campaign partners announce national demonstration to protect and strengthen SEND legal rights

IPSEA and campaign partners announce national demonstration to protect and strengthen SEND legal rights

Working alongside our campaign partners, we're organising a national demonstration to call on the Government to protect and strengthen SEND legal rights Read more

Published: 9th February, 2026

Updated: 11th March, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

About the Save Our Children's Rights campaign

About the Save Our Children's Rights campaign

Find out what's at risk, why it matters and how you can take action Read more

Published: 15th January, 2026

Updated: 16th January, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

National Education Union supports Save Our Children’s Rights campaign to protect SEND legal rights

National Education Union supports Save Our Children’s Rights campaign to protect SEND legal rights

The National Education Union (NEU) has announced its support for the Save Our Children’s Rights (SOCR) campaign. Read more

Published: 12th January, 2026

Updated: 30th January, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

Write to your MP: protect the legal rights of children and young people with SEND

Write to your MP: protect the legal rights of children and young people with SEND

Use our email template to urge your MP to oppose any reforms to the SEND system that would remove or weaken legal rights Read more

Published: 20th May, 2025

Updated: 8th April, 2026

Author: Emma Brock

News: Taking our petition to 10 Downing Street

News: Taking our petition to 10 Downing Street

We joined our campaign partners at 10 Downing Street to hand in our petition calling on the Government to retain the legal rights of children and young people with SEND Read more

Published: 19th May, 2025

Updated: 16th January, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

Blog: Parliament debates our campaign petition

Blog: Parliament debates our campaign petition

Our Policy Manager, Catriona Moore, reflects on the parliamentary debate on our campaign petition to retain SEND legal rights Read more

Published: 18th May, 2025

Updated: 16th January, 2026

Author: Emma Brock

Save Our Children's Rights press and media

Save Our Children's Rights press and media

Press releases and media enquiries for the Save Our Children's Rights campaign Read more

Published: 17th May, 2025

Updated: 16th January, 2026

Author: Emma Brock

SEND engagement events: campaign toolkit

SEND engagement events: campaign toolkit

Use this toolkit to help you prepare for, and take part in, the SEND engagement events Read more

Published: 9th December, 2024

Updated: 15th January, 2026

Author: Emma Brock

Visit our campaign website

Visit our campaign website

Click to visit the Save Our Children's Rights campaign website Read more

Published: 15th June, 2023

Updated: 16th January, 2026

Author: Holly Johnson

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  • Campaigners gather across the country to protect children and young people's legal rights

    Campaigners gather across the country to protect children and young people's legal rights

    Alongside our partners in the Save Our Children’s Rights campaign and thousands of families across the country, IPSEA took part in a large national demonstration calling for children and young people’s legal rights to be protected and strengthened.

  • Stories behind the stats: what can we learn from them?

    Stories behind the stats: what can we learn from them?

    The Department for Education (DfE) has published the latest round of statistics for all things related to EHC plans. They can tell us a lot, about the direction SEND reform may take us in and the stories that sit behind every statistic.

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    IPSEA has submitted answers to the consultation questions, as well as a detailed supplementary paper exploring important issues not covered by the Department for Education’s questions.

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