Petition Implement reforms made by education committees review on SEND.

Recommendations include: 1) A more rigorous inspection framework for LAs, with clear consequences for failure. There should be a greater focus on SEND in school inspections. 2) A direct line for parents and schools to appeal directly to the DoE where LAs appear not to be complying with the law. 3) Powers for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to investigate complaints about schools. 4) The development of more employment and training opportunities for post-16 young people. 5) The Committee concludes that while the reforms to the support for children and young people contained in the Children and Families Act 2014 were the right ones, poor implementation has put local authorities under pressure, left schools struggling to cope and, ultimately, thrown families into crisis.