Parents up and down the country are using Crowd justice — a form of crowdfunding, to fund challenges to local authorities
cutting special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision reports the Guardian.
Not exact matches
Funding must also be increased for pupils with
special educational needs or
disabilities, early years pupils
and 16 - 19 education, all of which have suffered even bigger real terms
cuts since 2010.
A study by The Key has found that delays to assessments, insufficient budgets
and cuts to local authorities is hampering schools» ability to support
special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils.
Children with
special educational needs and disabilities rely heavily on teaching assistants, so sadly they'll be suffering the most as a result of these devastating staff
cuts.
It also follows reports of
cuts to free transport for post-16 learners with
special educational needs and disabilities.
Schools
and colleges are struggling to cope with the
cuts and high
needs funding is in crisis, threatening the support for children
and young people with
special educational needs and disabilities.
Parents
and carers have launched a crowdfunding campaign for a judicial review against
cuts to Hackney's services for children with
special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).