Education committee chair Robert Halfon MP described the system as ‘a major social injustice’ and called for radical change to end a piecemeal and reactive approach to supporting children with SEND.
The publication of the report follows an 18-month inquiry by the House of Commons Education Select Committee into Government reforms aimed at placing children and young people at the heart of the SEND system.
The committee has conclude that poor implementation of the reforms introduced in 2014 has led to local authorities under pressure, schools struggling to cope and families into crisis.
The committee heard from more than 70 witnesses and received more than 700 submissions of written evidence from young people, parents and carers, charities, schools and colleges, local authorities and the Government.
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