Mainstream Education and young people with Education, Health and Care plans
What Research Tells Us Most children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) go to a mainstream school or setting. There are huge benefits for children who remain at their own school. It is better for them: socially emotionally academically Mainstream schools and settings include: local authority-maintained schools nurseries academies that are not special schools alternative provision settings Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) Dame Rachel de Souza the Children’s Commissioner for England wrote: “School is the right place for children to be. They are safe and fun places where they can get a great education, unlocking the doors to their future, and access enriching opportunities and make lasting friendships. School is absolutely central to children’s lives”. Evidence suggests that children who miss…