SEND Green Paper: how can we update the system to improve children and young people’s experiences and outcomes?
By Blog Editor, IOE Digital, on 23 September 2022

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23 September 2022
By Jo Van Herwegen and Miriam McBreen
Children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) too often report negative experiences of the UK educational system, and have poorer outcomes compared to their peers.
Responding to the Department for Education’s Green Paper on the future of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP), we consider how provision can be improved to ensure that more children and young people have positive educational experiences, as well as better outcomes.
In the first of three blogs, we propose ways to improve standards for supporting children with SEND, both during their time in school and beyond.
First of all, standards should be established to support pupils with SEND during transitions, such as the move from primary (more…)