Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) are being failed by mainstream schools
Μainstream schools fail to help children with special educational needs (SEN) reach their full potential, is what their parents believe, according to a report published today, 14th dec. 2014, by The Independent.co.uk. A survey of 1,000 parents by the charity Mencap ( the UK's leading learning disability charity, working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers) , found mainstream schools are failing children with learning disabilities – with 81% of parents saying they are not confident their child's school is helping them do their best. 65% of parents (nearly two-thirds) are convinced their child receive poorer education than those without special needs. 64% of parents say their childen have been taken out of class or activities because of their disability. "Parents feel the education service is woefully ill prepared to properly support children and young people with a learning disability to reach their full potential,"