Governtment risks pushing ahead with premature SEN law reform

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Pathfinder Schemes will become law regardless of the outcome of the trials ? which raises real concerns, given the potential problems with the Schemes.

The Government is to produce a Bill this summer which will legislate for changes which have only just started being trialled in the Pathfinder Schemes. If the criterion for success of these Schemes is improved outcomes for children with sen this will clearly be impossible to gauge in the time-scale the Government have adopted. In short, the Pathfinder Schemes will become law regardless of the outcome of the trials; which raises real concerns, given the potential problems with the Schemes.

John Wright - IPSEA

More details here www.teamaroundthechild.com/allnews/commentopinion/646-government-risks-premature-sen-legislation.html

But who ever thought the pathfinder schemes were anything other than pretend consultations anyway?

I was reading about this last week. Some of the pathfinder schemes haven't even recruited families, yet, so have no results to give.

There was only ever one intention with these changes. Sort term costcutting.

Arse.

So when we get to tribunal, and they tell the LEA to assess, they'll dawdle then issue a NIL. And the law will change before we can go back to tribunal about it.

Ah well, they'll pay a lot more overall in 10 years with the extra mental health and young offenders costs

At least I'll stress less about the importance of winning the (pointless) tribunal