Amid concerns that many parents are “confused or in the dark” about the impact that changes introduced last September will have on their child’s education, Contact a Family has received the cash from the Big Lottery Fund in order to “demystify” the reforms.
The government reforms aim to give children and young people with SEN and their parents a greater say in the support they receive.
Under the "simpler and more joined-up" system, statements of SEN have been replaced with education, health and care (EHC) plans, which co-ordinate support for all children and young people aged up to 25.
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