In a survey commissioned by Sky News, parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) said maintaining a job is difficult due to a lack of local authority help, while others blamed not enough school support and lack of employer flexibility.
Three out of four parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities have been forced to give up work, or cut their hours, Sky News has learned. In a survey of more than 500 people, two out of five had to leave their jobs, and more than one in three reduced their hours. Most said it was because there was a lack of local authority help, and a large proportion blamed not enough school support. Some also said it was down to a lack of flexibility from their employer.
'Withholding more places from children' Caroline Withers, trustee of charity Support Send Kids, says access to special educational needs provision is being 'gate kept' by local authorities. 'Budgets have been cut,' she says, 'and then local authorities have entered into agreements with central government about the funding deficit they hold, and as part of those funding packages they've agreed to withhold more places from children'.
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