"Parents who are fearful about the government's plans to overhaul special needs education in England took their fight to parliament on Monday, where the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, warned the prime minister: Get this wrong and you are out. Up to 700 parents, many carrying colourful, homemade banners, took part in the Westminster day of protest. Failed, said one poster in blood-red paint, dripping over a list of children's names."
"My worry is if these cuts happen, they will cut back on the support that my son gets at the moment, and that's really helped him, Emmanuel said. Her friend Lesley Gordon, 43, whose seven-year-old son, Kai, has an EHCP and is in a special needs school for children with autism, is also worried. Every child matters. If they make any more cuts it will really affect our children, she said."
Parents worried about planned reforms to special needs education protested in Westminster, fearing restrictions or abolition of education, health and care plans (EHCPs). EHCPs are legally binding documents that support more than 600,000 children and young people, covering about one in 20 school-age children; numbers have risen 80% since 2018. Families described fear that cuts would reduce vital intensive support for children with complex needs and autism. The government is expected to publish detailed plans in an autumn schools white paper, and significant political backlash or rebellion is possible if reforms are seen as harmful.
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