The National Autistic Society is calling for the Government to incorporate the findings from the Education Committee’s Solving the SEND Crisis Report into its upcoming SEND reforms, including:
- Comprehensive and mandatory staff training in SEND.
- Increased support for specialist staff.
- Strengthening accountability and providing fair and consistent funding to all school settings.
- Personalised and tailored support plans for all young people who need them.
Mel Merritt, Head of Policy and Campaigns at the National Autistic Society, said: “This Committee is clear – the SEND system is broken and unsustainable. Autistic young people and their families desperately need reform so they can get the education they need and deserve. The committee provides achievable steps to fixing the system and the Government should adopt these in the upcoming SEND reforms, particularly increasing accountability across the whole system so that children’s needs will be met regardless of whether they have a diagnosis or Education, Health and Care Plan. Reforms will only be effective if young people, parents, carers and other key stakeholders are actively and meaningfully involved throughout the whole process.”
The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. We are here to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. Since 1962, we have been campaigning for autistic people’s rights and providing support and advice to autistic people and their families. To find out more about the charity and autism, visit www.autism.org.uk Follow the National Autistic Society’s social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.
