The SEND system is broken. We hear that phrase constantly now. And to be clear, it is true.
Parents are tired, they are angry. It’s no wonder then that there was such a backlash from SEND families when the Department for Education (DfE) recently brought Gemma Collins in to discuss the education system.
In a social media clip, the reality star asked: “What are we going to do to help the children?”
But she didn’t ask which children – which families, which class, which race, which region. And that one sentence summed up everything that is wrong with support for children, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), in the UK today.
Families across the country are exhausted. Parents are burnt out. Schools are overwhelmed. Local authorities are struggling. Children are falling through gaps that should never have exist...
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