Government Threat SEND education

Samantha Fletcher

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/24/children-with-special-needs-in-england-may-lose-legal-right-to-school-support

This article is highlighting that the Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell, has not ruled out replacing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), is deeply alarming. For over a decade, EHCPs have been the cornerstone of support for hundreds of thousands of Disabled children, providing a legal entitlement to the specific support they need to thrive in education – whether that's one-to-one assistance, speech and language therapy, or tailored teaching strategies.