In what the Government says are the biggest reforms of SEN provision for 30 years families will be given specialist budgets and health, education and social care services will be legally required to work together to plan and commission services.
The reforms are set out in the Government’s response to last year’s consultation on the Green Paper on special educational needs.
The key points are:
Parents whose children have an education, health and care plan will have a legal right to apply for a place at a state-funded school – whether maintained, academy, free school or special school
All local authorities will have to publish a local offer of support, so that parents know what is available in their area.
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