CYP Now - SEND review must take lessons from 2014 reforms, Ofsted’s chief inspector says

“Lessons must be learned” from attempts to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in 2014 if proposals put forward in the recent SEND review are to work, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said.

Amanda Spielman says Ofsted's role has 'never been more important'. Picture: Ofsted

The 2014 reforms, which included the introduction of education health and care plans (EHCP), “essentially had the same aims” as the government’s SEND and alternative provision green paper which was published earlier this month, Amanda Spielman told the 2022 Schools and Academies Show.

However, “translating them into practice proved difficult”, she told delegates, adding: “There is a lot to get right to make these new proposals work.”

The proposals include improved integration of SEND support in mainstream schools as well as the creation of new national standards across education, health and care services and plans to move EHCPs online.

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