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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

Parents of Send pupils without EHCPs are least satisfied with schools, survey in England finds

Children sitting in a school assembly facing away from the camera
The government’s long-awaited Send proposals will result in hundreds of thousands fewer students getting education, health and care plans by 2035. Photograph: Julian Claxton/Alamy

Parents of children with special needs in England feel alienated from their schools if they don’t have legal protection, according to the biggest representative survey of its kind.

In a finding that will cause consternation among government ministers, the survey of parents found that those of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) but no education, health and care plan (EHCP) were the least satisfied group in the education system.

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