Jo Stephenson investigates a campaigning project for parents, run by TreeHouse, which aims to ease the tension.
Many parents who have a child with special educational needs (SEN) will tell you they have had to fight all the way to ensure their son or daughter gets a good education. One battleground is the assessment that determines the level of local authority-funded support children get. While not all families have bad experiences, it's clear the system is not working for many, as shown in two reports by MPs on the former Education and Skills Select Committee.
In response, the government asked Brian Lamb, chair of the Special Educational Consortium, to look at how parents' confidence in the system could be improved. The Lamb Inquiry will investigate the potential for a new, arm's-length approach to SEN assessments, the role of school-based SEN provision and the possible benefits of a more integrated approach.
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