Save Our Children’s Rights

Save Our Children's Rights is a national campaign group advocating for the legal rights of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the UK. The organization has recently gained prominence due to concerns that the government's planned overhaul of SEND support may diminish these rights. They are currently urging Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, not to weaken the legal protections afforded to SEND children. This campaign is supported by notable figures, including actor Sally Phillips, and a cross-party group of MPs. The group's emergence is particularly relevant given the ongoing government initiatives, such as the introduction of 'inclusion bases' in English secondary schools, aimed at improving support for neurodiverse and SEND pupils. Save Our Children's Rights seeks to ensure that any reforms to the SEND system do not come at the expense of the legal entitlements currently held by these children and their families.