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Recently, Gillian Keegan, the former secretary of state for聽education, admitted that the special education needs schooling in England was in crisis, and announced additional聽funding. Presenter Riyadh Khalaf explores how children with these needs, such as ADHD, are not getting the right help.

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We asked Devon County Council to respond to Vicky and Malachi鈥檚 story, and whilst it won鈥檛 discuss individual cases, it did agree that support for young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) in Devon is not good enough. The council says it is working closely with parents, carers, schools and NHS partners, to boost support for all pupils in mainstream classrooms, and is increasing the levels of support for pupils with more complex needs in specialist provision.

The Local Government Association, which supports English councils, says that the current system is not meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and requires urgent reform. It says it will work with the new government to address the challenges, and is calling for more capacity in mainstream education, more investment and the writing-off of certain council deficits.

And the Department for Education said it recognises that education and care systems are not always meeting the needs of children with SEND. It is committed to working quickly to champion inclusion in mainstream schools, to address children鈥檚 needs at an early stage, and improve support.

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