Upcoming Schools White Paper
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We are extremely aware of the anxiety parent carers are experiencing across the country as we all wait to see what the Schools White Paper will bring. We understand that there have been, and are likely to continue to be, unsettling media leaks about the upcoming Schools White Paper.
The DfE has a clear policy that it will not comment on leaks, which is why there is no response from the DfE that we can share with you at this time.
The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) has contacted all parent carer forums to say that while they are not able to comment on speculation or leaks, the NNPCF would like to reassure families that they remain closely involved in ongoing discussions at government level. As part of the SEND Development Group, they continue to meet weekly with Minister Gould (Minister for School Standards. Feedback from national conversations with parent carers, along with sessions hosted with parent carer forums over a number of months with the Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson), Minister Gould, and Early Years Minister Olivia Bailey, is all being actively fed into current policy discussions.
The NNPCF is lobbying strongly for a fair, transparent, and accountable system that genuinely benefits and improves outcomes for children and young people with SEND. At the same time, they continue to provide robust strategic challenge on behalf of those children who are being failed by the system right now, and those for whom reform may come too late.
The WPCC will continue to promote any updates as we receive them.
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