Only those who are well-educated, know their children’s rights and can afford lawyers are able to navigate the system, says one parent
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThese days she runs a group campaigning to improve schooling for children with special educational needs and disabilities in her borough of south London. Similar groups have been set up across England. The government appears to agree that children withare not getting enough support. The question is whether a long-delayed review, due to be published in the coming weeks, can change that.
The share of children identified by schools and councils as having special educational needs varies wildly by region, from 7% to 17%. Overall, however, the trend is upwards. The number of school pupils classified as having the most severe needs is rising fastest, for reasons that remain much contested. Their ranks have swelled by almost 40% in five years.
Any new effort to fix special education will have to resolve recent failures. Parents’ expectations were raised by changes in 2014, intended to give them more say in the help their children receive. But councils say they were given new jobs—such as to support school-leavers who have special needs up to age 25—without enough extra money. Parents and somes hope the government will get tough with local authorities they regard as shirking.
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