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Campaigners urge UK government to change special-ne needs reforms
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The campaign letter was signed by 36 people.
A group led by Chris Packham has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging the government to retain legal protections and independent appeals in proposed reforms to special educational needs provision.
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Campaigners led by Chris Packham wrote to Andy Burnham urging him to abandon core elements of the proposed special educational needs reforms.
“Campaigners are calling on Andy Burnham to abandon the core elements of the government’s reforms”
- 36people
The campaign letter was signed by 36 people.
“The letter is signed by 36 people”
AllegedThe campaigners said the proposed reforms would reduce legal rights to enforceable EHCPs, parental choice of educational settings and independent appeals.
“would significantly reduce existing legal rights to enforceable EHCPs, parental choice of educational settings and independent routes of appeal”