The new Education for All bill, referred to in The King's speech, sets out some big ideas for world of education in the UK. If you have any any experience of a SEND child in education you probably know that the current system is highly adversarial. It feels like a child has be failing to prove they need support, and then you battle for two years to get that, whilst competing with other families for the one school place that could work for your child.
And that's just the start. Could this new bill make a difference? It has some old ideas (more mainstream inclusion) and some new ways of trying to support this. There are a few years before it all happens but schools may start looking a bit different and if you currently have a child in primary with SEND or an EHCP you'll be thinking about secondary schools sooner than everyone else. What can you do to help with your decision?
