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Radio Solent,4 mins
SEND: Parents 'crumbling' under demands of system
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Children out of education, careers cut short and crumbling mental health. These are some of the ways parents of children with special educational needs (SEND) say they are being impacted by a system struggling with demand. 麻豆社 South Investigations has spoken to three women to see how they cope with limited support. It comes after research by the 麻豆社 in 2023 found half of state-funded schools in England for SEND children were oversubscribed. Leeanne from Southampton, Alicia from Winchester and Olivia from Didcot in Oxfordshire have all recorded video diaries showing their 'typical day'.
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