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<p>As part of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review, the department
examined how the SEND system has evolved since 2014 and how the department could ensure
it works best for all families with effective and sustainable use of resources.</p><p>During
the review, the department heard frequently that, whilst the 2014 reforms had high
aspirations and were underpinned by principles that continue to be broadly supported,
insufficient attention was paid to their implementation which meant their ambitions
were never fully realised.</p><p>That is why the department has committed in the SEND
and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper, and reaffirmed in the SEND and AP Improvement
Plan, to support delivery of the new reforms through a £70 million Change Programme
which was launched in September 2023. The department is working through nine Change
Programme Partnerships, covering 32 local areas, to test and refine key reform proposals
and to support local SEND and AP systems across the country to manage local improvement.</p><p>
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