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Challenging times for SEN educators

It is a busy time for professionals involved in the education of children with SEN and disabilities, with major legislation currently being debated in Parliament and changes to inspection among the many challenges. Lorraine Petersen updates us on the chan

With funding reform, the newly published indicative draft Code of Practice following the latest revisions to the Ofsted inspection framework, the new Teachers’ Standards, and the reform of provision for young people with SEN, secondary schools are facing many challenges.

In fact, with the draft legislation on provision for children and young people with SEN (see below for more on the Children and Families Bill), SEN provision is facing the biggest reform in 30 years.

This comes at a time of overall reform of local authority support and changes to the health service, resulting in a set of challenges that will require careful guidance and measured progress to overcome.

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