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As the government braces for a backlash over its plans to overhaul special needs education in England, we look at why the system is in such…

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) must be supported through the education system to fulfil their potential as fully as possible. This is the…

Ministers must use “incredible sensitivity” when making changes to the special educational needs system, the former education secretary David Blunkett has said, as the government is…

Downing Street should commit to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) to keep the trust of families who have children with special educational needs, the Labour…

What will Keir Starmer and his colleagues learn from the disaster of their attempt to cut benefits? Most speculation so far has been focused on the…

Ministers are facing calls to not cut education plans for children and young people with special needs and disabilities (Send).Campaigners say education, health and care plans…

Downing Street is facing another bruising battle following last week’s humiliating retreat on welfare reforms, as MPs, campaigners and parents voice concern at its overhaul of…

Overhauling England’s schools to take more children with special needs will require complex and detailed changes to how they operate, according to an expert review.While the…

Kate McGoughEducation reporter, BBC NewsFamily handoutSue’s daughter Matilda (centre) waited 72 weeks for her education, health and care planChildren and young people with special educational needs…

Cash-strapped councils in England will be hit with hundreds of millions of pounds in extra costs after the government delayed tackling the £5bn deficits spent supporting…