Parent experiences of having a child with special educational needs
Special educational needs
Having a child with special educational needs is tough on parents, with more than a quarter of these parents taking time off work or giving up work altogether.
Parents of children with special educational needs are hard hit, suffering from mental health problems, extra financial strain and added tensions at home. Nearly a million parents of children with special educational needs have mental health problems as a result.
Parents’ experiences of having a child with special educational needs
Which, if any, of the following have you done in order to help manage your child’ s special educational needs?
41 %
Purchased resources and equipment
19 %
Accessed paid professional help for myself
26 % 20 % 19 %
Considered home schooling my child with SEN
18 % 15 % 11 %
Agreed a part-time / reduced timetable for my child
Taken time off paid work to care for my child with SEN
Given up my job to care for my child with SEN
Kept my child with SEN home from school as they did not want to attend
Put in place a flexschooling arrangement
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)
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