The government is facing another political battle as backbench MPs, campaigners and parents have voiced concern at plans to overhaul support in England for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (Send).
The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, aims to remodel special needs provision, as the numbers of children and young people requiring Send support is reaching record levels and exhausting school and council budgets. Government proposals are expected as part of a schools white paper due in October.
