Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
by Richard Adams Education editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6SED2)
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment
England's special education system is failing, causing thousands of children to have their development put back by months or even years, according to a damning report by the local government ombudsman.
Amerdeep Somal, the local government and social care ombudsman, said her caseload was now dominated by complaints from families involving special educational needs (Sen) provision and schools, with more than 90% of complaints being upheld.
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