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Jonathan Glazzard, Rosalind Hollis Professor of Education for Social Justice, University of Hull

Why provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities is broken in England – and how to fix it

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The capacity of the education sector to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is broken, according to education secretary Bridget Phillipson.

According to the latest report on education and children’s social care from education regulator Ofsted, a total of 389,000 children in England have an education health care plan (EHCP).

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