Children’s Commissioner for England calls for “radical rehaul” of SEND system as demand for Education, Health and Care Plans reaches new highs – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 5th, 2023 in children, disabled persons, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, school children, special educational needs, statistics by sally

‘The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has called for a “radical rehaul of the SEND system” and “swift implementation of the SEND Improvement Plan” after recent data from the Department for Education showed that nearly 1.2 million children in England have special educational needs support without an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), up 4.7% in 2022.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk