Provision was worse for Send children without an EHCP – just 8% of parents said all their child’s special educational needs support was back in place, while almost three-quarters said some or all of their child’s Send support had been withdrawn, including vital teaching assistant support.
The poll was published just days before the prime minister, Boris Johnson, was due to give details about how and when schools will fully reopen as lockdown restrictions are lifted. The outgoing children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, said: “Every child has a right to an education, and every child with Send has a right to receive the help and support they need.
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