Contact CEO highlights SEND reform need on Sky Breakfast
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
This advice applies in England only.
Contact CEO Anna Bird has appeared on Sky Breakfast to call on the government to ensure all children in England who need it have a legal guarantee of support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Anna also called for teachers to receive a comprehensive package of training to teach children with SEND. And she said that schools must have access to specialist support like education psychologists and speech and language therapists.
Anna acknowledged that the government will need to commit to up-front investment, but explained that the economic benefits – not to mention the value to disabled children and their families – far outweigh the costs.
Asked to look ahead to upcoming reforms to the SEND system this autumn, Anna said:
“The government has been out speaking to parents throughout the summer, and we know that parents will have been saying the same things to them. We’re asking for no dilution of rights and in fact for every child to have the legal guarantee that support will be there when they need it.”
Listen to the full interview on YouTube.
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