Carrie Grant says 'attitude' from council 'is part of the challenge'.
Broadcaster and campaigner Carrie Grant has criticised Norfolk County Council over its SEND tribunalsdefending legal cases involving children with special educational needs and disabilities .Carrie Grant, who has hosted programmes such as BBC's The One Show, said onThe authority said SEND demand had increased and it had invested £120m in new specialist provision, as well as developing 2,000 extra school spaces for children and young people.
Speaking to the BBC, Dr Grant said: "We hear the same stories wherever people live in the country, with schools not having enough trained staff to support children with special education needs and a lack of specialist school places."Victoria Trattles had to pursue a tribunal to get special educational provision for her daughter Maria
Ms Trattles said the process of trying to secure additional support and preparing for a tribunal had taken its toll on her own health."I was physically ill with it all. I went grey, because of the pressure," she said. "We would rather children did not have an educational health and care plan and a lot of children don't need them," she said.
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