This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition BUILD A New SEN sld school in stevenage
Hundreds of kids are missing out on education my son being one as there are no spaces for our sen children. Years waiting lists is not acceptable We have one sen school in stevenage and in desperate need of another!
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All of our children our entitled to a free school education. Where it comes to our children this is not the case! If there was more sen schools there wouldn't be backlogs of wait lists and parents wouldn't have to give up there jobs go homeschooling the kids that really do need the one to one care! Please help us and get us a new SLD school in stevenage.Our area is crying for the education and our children our being let down by the system not having enough.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We are sorry to hear about your difficulties finding a suitable school for your son, but we can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Local education provision is the responsibility of your local authority, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
The Government is responsible for providing funding to local authorities for education provision, and we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Increase funding for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) education: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634116
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