The Children and Families Act 2014 ushered in the most significant education reforms in a generation for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The reforms were meant to offer simpler, improved and more consistent help for children with SEND. However, seven years later, the situation is bleak. A recent Ofsted report (13 May) on SEND provision found that families experienced “long waiting times and high levels of bureaucracy with the education health and care plan process”. At the Child Law Advice Service (CLAS), we receive a significant number of education queries from parents and carers of children with SEND who are struggling to navigate the system. Issues that we regularly advise on include reports of significant delays in the system and the notable gap between supply and demand of school places.
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