The report by the Centre for Young Lives (CfYL) and Child of the North concludes that the SEND system has been unable to cope with rising levels of demand due to advances made in identifying and recognising when children have additional needs and require extra support.
Around 40% of children are identified as having a SEND at some stage between five and 16 years old, a number the report describes as “extraordinary”.
“This broken SEND system is holding back life chances and causing upset and distress to many children and families,” says report authors Anne Longfield, CfYL founder, and Dr Camilla Kingdon, former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, in their foreword.
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