One of the measures outlined in the government’s SEN green paper last week aims to improve choice by legislating to allow parents of children with a statement or plan to express a preference for any state-funded school including academies and free schools.
But the Children’s Services Development Group (CSDG), a coalition of providers of special education, foster and residential care, said the government has confirmed this will exclude the independent sector, which often caters for children with the most complex needs.
Brian Jones, representative of CSDG and chief executive of Senad — one the seven organisations that make up the coalition, said: "As service providers we are concerned with delivering the very best outcomes for young people with severe SEN in the most cost-effective way.
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