Will Changing the Statement of Special Education Needs for Children be good

On March 9th the Department of Education issued a Green Paper changing the method for setting a Statement of Special Education Needs (SEN) for the education and care provision of children and young people. Alledgedly it will give parents a legal right so that the current situation of parents having to pursue strongly the needs of their child for educational and care needs where there are physical and/or mental issues. But is this really a repackage of something that is currently one of negotiation to one where the courts become so involved and therefore costs incurred but there is a period of consultation and comments can be left via the appropriate link.

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