Submitted on Friday 27th November 2020
Rejected on Friday 4th December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Replace “Special Educational Needs” within the Children & Families Act (2014).
The Birmingham Youth Forum propose that the use of “Special Educational Needs” in the Children & Families Act (2014) and Code of Practice (2015) is outdated. It does not accurately describe provision that many children need. It should be replaced with the more appropriate term “additional needs”.
The Warnock Report (1978) introduced 'special educational needs' to identify a child needing extra or different support. In 2014 the SEND Code of Practice introduced major reform which aimed to be less confrontational, raise aspirations and fully involve children & families. However, in continuing to use the outdated term 'SEND', members of the Birmingham Youth Forum believe they are negatively discriminated against and not treated equally in relation to their additional educational needs.
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