Some children with conditions that present on a spectrum, such as autism and ADHD, are at risk of losing specialist support under Labour’s major shake-up of the SEND system.
Today, the Government has finally unveiled its major reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with details of how the new four-tier system of support in mainstream schools will work.
The Schools White Paper, which sets out the SEND proposals in a consultation, contains radical changes to education, health and care plans (EHCPs), which are legal documents that describe a child’s needs and unlock extra support.
Under the new system, Specialist Provision Packages (SPP) will be the new gateway to an EHCP.
The document states: “Children and young people with underlying needs linked to a condition which presents on a spectrum (such as autism) may not necessarily be supported by the same Specialist Provision Package.”
