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Fix the Special Educational needs provision in the UK. It's not fit for purpose.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Children and young Adults with physical and learning disabilities are being let down by the ongoing cuts to funding and the catastrophic mess that EHCPs are currently in. Many are effectively being excluded by failure of provision from having an education and this has to stop !
Review of the Ofsted and CQC inspections and tribunal challenges evidences what's going on but there is a lack of proper scoping exercises to appreciate the full extent of the issue. This needs to be urgently addressed.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you are concerned by special education needs provision in schools but we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

You might like to this petition which asks for a review of the system:

Review the educational system for special educational needs (SEN) students.

or this one which asks for more funding

Increase funding for schools with SEN students.

Alternatively, you could start a new petition setting out clearly the changes you would like to see.

Timeline

14 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
25 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.