Ideas on special educational needs

The think tank Policy Exchange and Centre Forum have jointly released this report with suggestions of the future of Special Educational Needs (SEN) education. After discussing the issues around SEN, with data showing that the UK has a very high prevalence of SEN the author goes on to suggest policy changes.

Key points:
- SEN is very high in the UK and disproportionally effects the poorest in society.
- Parents, not politicians, are best placed to decide where their children should be educated
- More school choice and freedoms should be given to schools, similar to the Academies programme
- School league tables should be made clearer to enable parents with SEN children to make informed evaluations
- Better training of teachers so there are more SEN specialists, this should be funded by a reduction in the number of teaching assistants