An emotional meeting witnessed numerous parents express their desperation amid a growing support crisis for children with special educational needs and disabilities
Desperate and 'emotionally battered' parents in Merseyside are calling for a complete overhaul of the support offered to children with special educational needs and disabilities . A huge number of concerns have been raised by struggling families amid a growing crisis in SEND provision and the impact it's having on children across the country. 'It's a living nightmare,' said one distressed parent at a meeting this week.
” David Moorhead is one of the organisers behind the Sefton-based parent support group, Voice of the Families. He has submitted numerous complaints in regards to the lack of support for his child. David said his child was 'abandoned' by their college and the support set out in their EHCP was not being delivered - culminating in the college failing to enrol them for year two, after passing year one. David said: 'I've put in official complaints.
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