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Government appoints 19 experts to help with SEND reform

The government has appointed experts to advise on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms to mainstream education.
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The DfE said two recently formed groups - the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group and The Expert Advisory Group on Inclusion – will work to ensure young people with SEND can “achieve and thrive”.

The task and finish group will "help us to understand how to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, in a way that works for neurodivergent children and young people to aid reform", added the DfE.

Karen Guldberg, professor in autism studies, head of the University of Birmingham School of Education, and former director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) is chairing the task and finish group, whose membership covers schools, professions, local authorities, charities and researchers in the field, and who will advise on the nature of the reforms needed.

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