Research commissioned by the Department for Education found there is little evidence that the SEN shakeup, which came into effect last September, has led to significant improvements in children’s health or quality of life.
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.
Parents and young people can also request a personal budget to deliver aspects of the EHC.
But a final evaluation report on the SEND pathfinder programme, which has been trialling new approaches to deliver EHC plans across 31 local authority areas since 2011, found that there was “no statistical evidence” that the changes had an impact on the health and quality of life of young people.
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