It has been described as the biggest change to hit special education for 30 years, but many fear changes that aim to place children and young people at the heart of SEN provision will end up sabotaged before they have even begun.
Legislation currently going through Parliament aims to breathe life into reforms set out in the government's 2011 SEN green paper. The paper put forward a vision of greater choice and control for young people and families; increased collaboration between education, health and social care services; and a more seamless transition to adulthood for young people. Thirty-one "pathfinder" local authorities have been testing the proposals, and their findings have fed into the new regulations.
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