Controversy is never far away in education. Inspection reform, VAT on private school fees, rows about funding, and legislation on academy freedoms, have been among the hot topics since Labour came to power.
But all of these may end up being overshadowed by a much bigger issue on the horizon – one that has the potential to be so incendiary that it could dominate not just education policy but the wider government agenda too. That issue is the planned reform of the SEND system.
Why this is so potentially controversial is easy to see. If the government gets this wrong, it will put itself on a collision course with parents. And these are parents who are used to fighting on behalf of their children against a system that many feel is stacked against them.
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