A message from Nick Timothy MP:
Thank you also for taking part in my recent survey on the Government’s plans to change the system of learning support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including plans to restrict Education, Health and Care Plans to only the most complex cases.
As you can see from the summary of the results below, two-thirds of respondents opposed that policy, while 61 per cent said they do not agree with the plan to educate more SEND children in mainstream schools.
If you would still like to take part in the survey, please click here.
Best wishes
Nick Timothy MP
- The question: “The Government plans to restrict Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) – the legal documents that set out the support to which children with SEND are entitled – to only the most complex cases by 2035. Children with lower-level needs would instead receive support through school-led Individual Support Plans. Do you agree with this proposal?“: 66 per cent said no they do not agree.
2. The question: “The Government plans to educate more SEND children in mainstream schools. Do you agree with this proposal?” 61 per cent said no.
3. This question: “The Children’s Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza has said that ‘no child should lose their plan’. But ministers have refused to say if the planned changes would lead to children losing their EHCP. Do you agree with the Children’s Commissioner?” A bare plurality (just over 40 per cent) said they do not agree with the Children’s Commissioner’s statement.
