Government Shrinks Special Ed Support While Promising To Shrink Attainment Gap
KEY POINTS
- •The UK government announced a major overhaul to the Send system in England, announcing the plan in a schools white paper on Monday.
- •Children qualifying for an EHCP must now meet a higher threshold of 'most severe and complex needs' to receive legal support.
- •Despite the change, children on lower support levels will still get assistance, though Labour MPs have expressed strong opposition.
England’s government is shaking up the Send (special educational needs and disabilities) system with a schools white paper set to debut Monday, apparently to shrink the attainment gap by half—because, sure, piling on complexity always helps. Children once qualifying for an EHCP (education, health and care plan) will now need to show 'the most severe and complex needs' to get this legal support. Meanwhile, kids with 'lower tiers' of needs will still receive support, but presumably less thrilling. Labour MPs are already clutching their pearls in opposition. England’s education landscape now doubles as a bureaucratic buffet where parents and kids get to pick how tricky support can be.
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England’s plan to fix special education: tighten the legal hoops kids must jump through, then call it progress. Genius!
New plan: We raised the EHCP bar so high, only Olympic-level kids can get support now. Family fun for all!
Labour MPs furious as government proves once again the best way to help kids is to make it harder.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/22/2026 | Author: Yohannes Lowe
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