Looking at what’s going on in children’s services, it seems there are a range of similar false economies which in part are driven by the busy-ness that has entrenched everyone. Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a case in point.
I was very encouraged by the legislative changes in 2014, which seemed to have some heart in them and weren’t solely driven by finance. However, the implementation on the technicalities of switching from SEN statements to education, health and care plans set things off in a tortuous direction.
I look with dismay at the current discourse which is dealing with a societal and financial maelstrom via what seems at times to be an opaque and immature dialogue with only some of the people involved.
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