37 %
15 %
24 % 19 %
Ease of getting special educational needs support
How easy or difficult has it been for your child to receive the special educational needs support they need to learn effectively at school?
Special educational needs
37 %
15 %
24 % 19 %
Easy
53 %
Difficult
43 %
Very easy
Fairly easy Fairly difficult Very difficult
Sample: 5,866 parents in England( 3,391), Scotland( 1,309), Wales( 865) and Northern Ireland( 301) who have at least one child aged 4 to 18 in school. Base: All UK parents whose child has SEN( 1,271)
• When asked what needs were not being met and why, the biggest responses included a lack of adequate support( both one-to-one and other support), severe delays in assessment and diagnosis, sensory and environment challenges, emotional and mental health needs neglected, and too rigid‘ one-size-fits-all’ school culture
• Four in ten( 43 %) parents of a child with special educational needs say it has been difficult to get the support their child needs to learn effectively at school
• 74 % of parents with household incomes over £ 100,000 have found it easy to get the support they need for their child ' s special educational needs, compared to just 45 % of parents with household incomes under £ 50,000
• Dads with a child with special educational needs are much more optimistic than mums about the extent to which their child ' s needs are being met, four in ten( 42 %) mums with a child with special educational needs say their child ' s needs are not met compared to just 26 % of dads
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