40% surveyed think special educational needs and disability reform 'will make things worse'

Campaigners call for greater focus on disabled children with social care and health needs

The Every Disabled Child Matters campaign (EDCM) has today (Thursday 12^th July) published the results of a survey on the Government's proposals to reform the special educational needs (SEN) and disability system. 85% of respondents were parents or carers of disabled children.

40% of respondents thought reforms will 'make things worse' and 10% thought the reforms would 'not change anything', whereas only 13% thought that the measures would 'make things better'.

Respondents agreed with the Government that the system needs to be improved, but warned that current proposals risk making it more difficult to gain support: 'The message is positive but the reality is that those families that have a child or children without a Statement of Special Educational Need will not be supported by them.'

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