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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms

Close up of special needs child learning to write with support from a teacher
A poll of 1,000 parents of children with multiple complex needs found that half ‘feel nervous’ about the upcoming reforms. Photograph: Don Tonge/Alamy

Parents of disabled children fear that the government’s reforms to special needs education in England could mean they lose vital support, according to a new survey that highlights the high stakes facing ministers.

The poll of 1,000 parents of children with multiple complex needs including deaf-blind, autism and physical impairment, carried out for the disability charity Sense, found that half of the parents surveyed “feel nervous” about the upcoming reforms, and 45% said they were “worried my child’s support will be taken away” in any changes.

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