#special-educational-needs-reform

#special-educational-needs-reform

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson accused lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs by profiting from an adversarial system, defending government reforms to move more children with special needs into mainstream schools.

The schools white paper introduces comprehensive reforms including mandatory multi-academy trust membership, special needs restructuring, and targeted disadvantage funding to address educational inequality and improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.