The bill, which will have its second reading in Parliament this week, has been drafted by the National Autistic Society (NAS), which claims that schools and educational authorities are not providing adequate support for SEN children.
A NAS spokeswoman said: "There are still a number of problems children with SEN - particularly autism - still experience in schools. This bill is designed to increase the support available to them."
The bill is expected to focus on three main areas:
* Ensuring that teachers and staff receive the right kind of support and training in handling SEN
* Ensuring that children facing exclusion from a school undergo a review to establish whether they have SEN before being excluded - something that is not currently the case
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