"Speaking on the BBC, Phillipson said the government was not going to be taking away effective support from children, and what I'll be setting out tomorrow is a decade-long, very careful transition from the system that we have, which everyone recognises isn't working."
"Asked if that could genuinely be said to mean no child would lose support, Phillipson said: Children will be reviewed in terms of their needs assessed. That should be happening at the moment. We're meant to have a system where every year an EHCP [education, health and care plan] is reviewed. That doesn't always happen, and where it does, it doesn't always work well. But what parents will see when we set out our vision tomorrow is a system where if, for example, your child needs speech and language support, the school will be better able to provide that than is the case right now."
The government will overhaul the special educational needs (SEND) system so children receive support within weeks rather than months or years. Children with SEND will be treated as integral to mainstream schools, with schools expected to provide more in-school support such as speech and language interventions. The reforms will raise the threshold for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and reinforce annual reviews of assessed needs. Changes will roll out over a decade to allow schools and families to adjust. Campaigners warn that children with legal entitlement to support may face EHCP reviews on transition to secondary school.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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