UK's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Reforms
On 1 September 2014 a major change to the special educational needs (SEN) system in England came into effect. The Children and Families Act 2014 has been passed by the UK Parliament and this sets out a new framework for SEN provision along with a new SEN and Disability Code of Practice.
The new legislation expands the age-range of the SEN system from 2–19 to 0–25 and so covers further education and training as well as schools. It gives young people aged 16–25 as well as parents of children with SEN new rights, such as: