Kate is a political correspondent at HuffPost UK. Based in Westminster, she covers the day-to-day events occupying parliament while also specialising in the Ukraine war, international relations and unpicking key economic events. She occasionally pops up on the radio to discuss the major political events of the day.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer , right, and education secretary Bridget Phillipson , left, take questions from children in a year three class at Perry Hall Primary school in London, England, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
reform in England – a sum which is desperately needed and one that couldn’t come soon enough for families who have children withMore than 1.7 million pupils are identified as having Special Educational Needs, including over 400,000 children with an Education, Health and Care Plan.These are big numbers and the pressure of diagnosing and properly supporting them hits families hard. Many have been unsupported and their children have suffered as a result. Others have taken their children out of education and into home schooling.Education, Health and Care Plan.Evidence shows that Black pupils with SEND are also heavily affected by exclusion practices and are more likely to have behavioural needs interpreted punitively rather than supportively.SEND is very tricky, as there is no one-size-fits all mould.We need to learn from the research which highlights the holes families have to jump over due to individual factors.Investment alone will not determine success. Whether disparities are narrowed in practice will depend on how reform is delivered. Nobody fits into neat boxes, we will need to understand the use of the word “complexity” to understand how complexity works in the case of SEND diagnosis and analysis. Families everywhere are worrying about what this white paper will mean for their children, and hoping that it will bring some positive change.There is a huge opportunity for a real step change to happen here, but it will only truly work if we understand that all SEND support is not equal, and that who you are can determine the access and support that you get today. If we address these complexities within new determined support from the government it will be a huge win for our children.
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