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‘It was personal, critical’: Bristol parents’ long battle over council Send services

Three years after leak led to claims of social media spying, city authorities have agreed to independent investigation

The Guardian - UK

Parents running ‘gauntlet of horror’ to access Send support – Motherland actor

Anna Maxwell Martin said children were being written off amid a ‘ridiculous’ punitive approach involving fines for non-attendance.

The Independent UK

Voices: I’m a secondary school teacher: SEND provision changes lives (and there’s nowhere near enough of it)

COMMENT: Jeremy Hunt’s eye on the special needs budget is short-term when schooling prepares children for their working future, writes teacher Charlotte Harrison. We need to support students even further to let them succeed – and remember that we benefit from their success

The Independent UK

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Young people ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental health conditions, Hunt says

Definitions of mental ill health and neurodivergence have been expanded, leading to overwhelm in the system, according to a new report

The Independent UK

Young people being ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental ill health – Hunt

The former health secretary argued that society has ‘lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process’.

Evening Standard

Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy Hunt

Former health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England

The Guardian - UK

Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater

Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fear, says TV presenter Carrie Grant

The Guardian - UK

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NHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next election

Health service, welfare and special educational needs provision are all priorities but party is in race against time

The Guardian - UK

Parents and teachers: tell us your views on changes to special education needs support in England

We want to hear from parents and teachers in England about the government’s plans to overhaul the Send support system

The Guardian - UK

What are EHC plans and how much is spent on them?

The plans are supposed to help children who have additional needs to thrive, but with talk of them soon being abolished - what are they? Here’s all we know...

Evening Standard

Labour picks on kids as Farage reaches for his human punchbag

The government opens up another fight, while the Reform leader throws his sidekick to the wolves

The Guardian - UK

What are EHCPs and why is Labour bracing for a backlash over its overhaul plans?

Special educational needs or disabilities system in England is in crisis but many fear changes could make things worse

The Guardian - UK

‘Without support, my son would not be here’: Mother’s plea over feared cuts to SEND

Renata Watts says her son would have been failed without a legal support plan, as Labour faces backlash over SEND reforms

The Independent UK

Why Keir Starmer could face a fresh rebellion over disability support for Send children

The government could face a rebellion over reforms to Send learning to be announced in the autumn, The Independent looks at what is at stake

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Labour must keep EHCPs in Send system, says education committee chair

Helen Hayes says commitment would help rebuild trust among parents in England worried about children’s future

Evening Standard

Minister dodges questions on special education for children as Starmer faces new revolt threat by Labour MPs

Education minister Stephen Morgan declined to say if pupils currently getting special educational needs support would continue to get the same level under planned reforms

Evening Standard

Ministers fail to rule out cutting Send school plans after campaigners’ concerns

Stephen Morgan insisted parents should have ‘absolutely’ no fear that support for children with special needs or disabilities will be scaled back.

The Independent UK

Starmer braced for fresh rebellion over reforms to special needs support

It comes after Bridget Phillipson refused to rule out scrapping key documents that parents rely on to guarantee specialist help for their children

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The Guardian - UK

After disability benefits, is Labour really about to target the educational rights of special needs children?

Noise has been building about restricting help for kids who badly need it. As a special needs parent, I can tell you: it’s terrifying, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Evening Standard

Campaigners urge Government to keep care plans for children with Send

In total, there were 638,745 EHCPs in place in January 2025, up 10.8% on the same point last year.

The Guardian - UK

Government faces battle over Send overhaul as campaigners voice fears

MPs and parents worry shake-up may abolish vital education, health and care plans that SEN children rely on

Evening Standard

Work needed to make schools inclusive for pupils with special needs – adviser

Support for children with Send is inconsistent across schools in England, the chairman of Government’s expert advisory group on inclusion has said.

Evening Standard

Pupils with special needs ‘have to travel further to school for suitable place’

Spending by councils on transporting children with Send to schools is predicted to increase to around £1.97 billion in 2025/26, a report suggests.

The Guardian - UK

Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed

High-needs deficits kept off council books for two more years in England, but some say it prolongs financial pain

The Guardian - UK

Councils in England warn of mass bankruptcies as Send deficits soar

Local authorities say a £5bn shortfall in special needs funding could leave dozens effectively insolvent within months

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