Ofsted to meet parents of Send children to understand why they are not in school

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 File photo dated 27/11/19 of school children in a classroom. A lost generation of children could leave school without receiving the help they need if action is not taken to address England’s “inequitable” special educational needs system, MPs have said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said too many families are struggling to access the help their children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) “desperately need”. Issue date: Wednesday January 15, 2025. - (PA Wire)

Ofsted inspectors will meet with parents of children with special education needs who are not in school to assess how they are being supported.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will carry out a series of “thematic visits” to understand why children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) are not in class.