Isle of Wight SEN Stand Up IWSSU

19/10/2026

05/10/2026

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Labour: Delivering Hope Again 🌹

SEND families: 🥀

Sorry, hope isn’t available in your area. Please contact your Local Authority to be told why.

30/09/2026

🚨 THIS IS ABOUT RIGHTS.

The proposed SEND reforms risk taking away important rights and protections from disabled children and young people.

If rights can be reduced for one group of children, who might be next?

If you’re a parent carer, disabled young person, education or care professional — or simply someone who believes in human rights, autonomy and equality — please:

✍️ SIGN THE PETITION
📢 SHARE IT.
🗣️ Help make sure disabled children’s voices are heard.

Our children’s rights are not negotiable.

📍 THE NUMBERS ON THE MAP MATTER.
195 people have signed in Isle of Wight West.
161 people have signed in Isle of Wight East.

That’s 356 people already standing up for the rights of disabled children and young people.

But we need more voices.
If you care about SEND, human rights, autonomy and equality, please sign the petition — and share it with your networks.

Every signature counts. Every voice matters. 💙

👉 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUp6yBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPaajjaKIXo-guCn35X7ESdnDND6E3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5nqIsQcvN-qqbsIpjDg33nOYG2OTkSlwOFiyLfUNySVT6gDP_Xc7jU4699lQ_aem_oaIEdaUJ4V0dPLgn0K26qw&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demontw86rhv

29/09/2026

Isle of Wight SEN Support says the gatekeeping it warned about has arrived, after the Guardian reported that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board has restricted ADHD and autism assessments to patients who meet its priority criteria.

https://onthewight.com/adhd-and-autism-assessment-limits-confirm-gatekeeping-fears-says-isle-of-wight-sen-group/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80Mzc2MjYzMTY5NzM3ODgAAR6PSoWUiv04mzRWz_3MR7ZHNmx5xLAETZ0xdBcVGN-K__KZcJIfG5Q9gGSVPg_aem_IrXqaCsbkub1fV2CdBw35A

Island SEN group says ADHD and autism assessment limits confirm their gatekeeping fears

25/09/2026

Isle of Wight SEN Support: When we researched the proposed changes to the pathway for autistic and ADHD children and young people — including the introduction of the Neurodiversity Team and Neurodiversity Profiling Tool — one of our biggest concerns was the potential for these changes to become a form of gatekeeping, limiting who could access a diagnostic assessment.

We raised these concerns repeatedly. We were reassured by those in positions of responsibility that our fears were unfounded and that the new pathway would not become a barrier to diagnosis.

Yet here we are.

One of the ICBs referred to in this article is Hampshire and Isle of Wight, where:

“This month, in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, assessment for ADHD and autism has been restricted to those patients who meet the ICB’s priority criteria.”

This is precisely the kind of outcome we were concerned about.

When parents and professionals raise concerns about changes to pathways, those concerns need to be taken seriously — particularly when they relate to access to assessment and diagnosis for children and young people.

The question now is: what has changed, why has it changed, and what does this mean for children and families who do not meet these ‘priority’ criteria?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/24/nhs-integrated-care-boards-england-two-year-waiting-times-adhd-autism-assessments?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUjBTJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPHWGgaid2WpDeYELop-y6xm-mZLUHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6cVb7OI6m8p62wtbNw-fDtFw0_s-1xCXYVM9wTlXB5DdYf5SwAO7rIPTeUBg_aem_hL1nAdJS80oFUD8PDnU_DQ =1790317105

Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnoses

20/09/2026

🚨 COME ON GUYS, WE CAN DO THIS! 🚨

We need 43,066 more signatures by 14th October to get this petition to 100,000 and considered for debate in Parliament.

And here’s the thing…

There are almost 180,000 of you across our Facebook and Instagram communities.

Imagine if just HALF of you signed it?! 🤯

We know everyone is exhausted. Petitions, consultations, emails, fighting to be heard… but this one really matters. We need to protect the legal rights of children with SEND.

If you’ve signed already, send it to someone else. Partner, grandparents, mates, work WhatsApp… everyone. 😂💛

Come on Sunshine community. Let’s get this over the line.

SIGN IT 👇
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268

20/09/2026

Save the date 👻

🎃 SAVE THE DATE: Something Spooktacular is Coming!

👻 No tricks, all treats! Ghouls, goblins, monsters, and even children are invited to our Halloween party for SEND families.

🎃 Saturday 31st October, 1.30-3.30, The Pavilion Centre, Victoria Rec, Newport

👻 Put on your spookiest costume (or your cosiest clothes - whatever’s most comfortable) and come spend an afternoon of fun with us.

🎃 Keep your eyes peeled for more details and booking link to follow!

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11/09/2026

Critically important information from Ipsea.

Have you signed the petition?
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764268

Have you written to your MP?

[email protected]

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Have you shared and asked your friends and family to do the same?

Time is running out.