Petition · past parliament
Reevaluate the procedure for SEN children's education and better support family
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Children with special educational needs are currently having to fight far to hard to gain an education. There is limited spaces in specialised schools, resulting in children being left in the wrong setting, home schooled, or taught by professionals lacking correct training.
Having a child with special needs is an incredibly rewarding, but around the clock difficult job as a parent. Why does every bit of support for them have to be a battle? Decisions about their lives and future being made by a panel of strangers who are basing decisions on a piece of paper? I think we should work to create more support for parents and children, more schools and funding for our vulnerable children, and reconsider how the system works altogether for more personal support to us
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
Since you started your petition the Government has launched a public consultation on major changes it wants to make to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system in England.
Find out more about the consultation and share your views: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/send-review-right-support-right-place-right-time
We have also published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff: Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff
Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans: Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans
Fund increased support for children with additional needs in mainstream schools: Fund increased support for children with additional needs in mainstream schools
Fund additional specialist school capacity for children with disabilities & SEN:
Find out more about the consultation and share your views: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/send-review-right-support-right-place-right-time
We have also published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff: Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff
Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans: Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans
Fund increased support for children with additional needs in mainstream schools: Fund increased support for children with additional needs in mainstream schools
Fund additional specialist school capacity for children with disabilities & SEN:
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.