Mencap and Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) are increasingly worried the final code of practice will have few changes to the draft guidance, despite previously raising concerns that it is not fit for purpose.
The warning follows the publication of a letter from children and families minister Edward Timpson instructing teachers to use the draft guidance to prepare for the changes to the SEN system, which were introduced under the Children and Families Act.
In the letter, Timpson informs teachers of the key SEN reforms and explains how the changes will affect them when they take effect in September.
He wrote: “We’ll be issuing the final code of practice as soon as we can this spring. In the meantime the draft code can be used as a planning tool.
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