SEND Archives - Sense https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/send/ For disabled people with complex needs Tue, 12 May 2026 11:09:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Deafblind children growing up with no specialist support new FOI research reveals https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/send/deafblind-children-growing-up-with-no-specialist-support-new-foi-research-reveals/ Tue, 12 May 2026 11:09:20 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?p=86784 12 May 2026 – More than half of England’s local authorities do not employ a single specialist teacher to support deafblind children to learn and communicate, new research from the national disability charity Sense has revealed – and the situation has worsened in the past five years.

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]]> Sense responds to government’s proposed reforms to the SEND system https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/send/sense-responds-to-governments-schools-white-paper/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:16:04 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=82326 23 February 2026 – National disability charity Sense will support families to make sure their voices are heard during the consultation process

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]]> Families forced to pay thousands as broken SEND system leaves disabled children without adequate support https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/send/families-forced-to-pay-thousands-as-broken-send-system-leaves-disabled-children-without-adequate-support/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:46:45 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=82177 20 February 2026 – Parents of disabled children with complex needs are being forced to spend an average of more than £8,500 a year

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]]> Sense ‘deeply concerned’ by new proposals to reassess children’s entitlement to SEND support https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/send/sense-deeply-concerned-by-new-proposals-to-reassess-childrens-entitlement-to-send-support/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:36:55 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=82176 19 February 2026 – Government leaks to the media reveal details of the upcoming Schools White Paper, which will reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system

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]]> Nearly half of all parents fear educational support will be taken away from their disabled children https://www.sense.org.uk/uncategorized/nearly-half-of-all-parents-fear-educational-support-will-be-taken-away-from-their-disabled-children/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:48:15 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=80977 29 January 2026 – new research highlights families’ deep concern ahead of government plans to reform the SEND system.

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