"Children with special needs will not lose their places at special schools or current levels of assistance, an education minister has told parents anxious that the government would strip away their child's support. Facing questions at an online forum, part of the Department for Education's (DfE) national conversation on changing special needs provision in England, Georgia Gould said: No child is going to be asked to leave the school that they're in. So I just want to give that reassurance."
"I don't blame any parent who's fighting for their child, I would do the same. What we need to do is make sure that support is in place earlier, in a really clear way, Gould said. The government's plan, according to Gould, is simple: mainstream schools will have the resources to make specialist support readily available, so children will get help rapidly and many families will not need an EHCP."
No child is going to be asked to leave the school that they're in. Questions about school places and the future of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) repeatedly arose during national conversations on changing special needs provision. Some parents have personally paid £30,000 to secure support under the current system. The plan is for mainstream schools to receive resources so specialist support becomes readily available and children get help rapidly, reducing the need for EHCPs for many families. Disability groups accept that early intervention and inclusive mainstream schools could shrink EHCP numbers. Parents remain concerned that cost-cutting and limits on legal redress could curtail entitlements.
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