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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Chaminda Jayanetti

England’s special educational needs crisis ‘out of control’ amid record complaints

A special needs child gets help learning to write
A special needs child gets help learning to write. Photograph: Don Tonge/Alamy

Concern is growing over provision for children with special educational needs after new figures revealed that a record number of complaints have been upheld by England’s local government ombudsman this year.

Analysis of the decisions showed that some children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) had been without a school placement for more than a year.

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