Petition against special needs funding cuts taken to Westminster

Parents deliver appeal with 34,000 signatures as MPs hear of need for urgent reforms

Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have taken their fight for more funding to the heart of Westminster, handing in a petition with 34,000 signatures to the education secretary, Damian Hinds.

They joined forces with teachers, school governors and councillors from all over England, accusing the government of failing to provide sufficient investment for schools and local councils to provide children with adequate SEND support.

Related: Thousands of children with special needs excluded from schools

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