Yo, lemme break it down for y'all. This ain't no joke. The education system in England is straight up failin' our kids wit' special educational needs (Send). I'm talkin' 'bout the youth who need that extra support, the ones who get left behind when the system ain't workin'. And according to a survey by the National Education Union (NEU), it ain't workin', fam. No cap.

They polled 10,000 teachers, and the results are straight up messed up. 89% of 'em sayin' class sizes are too damn big to properly include Send students. That means these kids ain't gettin' the attention they need, they drownin' in a sea of other students, and the teachers just can't do it all. 83% sayin' there ain't enough support staff in the classroom. So, the teachers overworked, the kids underserved, and the cycle continues. Sounds familiar, right?

And it gets worse. 69% of teachers sayin' they ain't got access to specialist services. One teacher talkin' 'bout a kid who suicidal, waitin' six months just to see a specialist. Six months! That's a lifetime for a youngin' goin' through that. It's like they don't even care 'bout these kids' mental health. Straight up neglect.

The government talkin' 'bout fixin' things wit' this white paper, sayin' they gon' improve inclusion. But the NEU general secretary, Daniel Kebede, ain't buyin' it. He sayin' the schools ain't got the resources or staff to deal wit' the current needs. He sayin' the money they offerin' ain't enough. And honestly, it probably ain't. Under current funding plans, the inclusion grant would amount to £13,000 for an average primary school.

The government's supposed to give £1.6 billion to schools and colleges over three years, plus £1.8 billion for local authorities to hire specialists. But where that money really goin'? How much of it actually gonna reach the kids who need it? I'm skeptical, real talk. I bet most of it gonna end up in the pockets of some bigwigs or get wasted on some useless programs.

The problem ain't just 'bout money, tho. It's 'bout priorities. The system don't value these kids. They see 'em as a burden, not as human beings wit' potential. They ain't investin' in their futures, they just sweepin' 'em under the rug. And that's messed up. The aim is to extend support to many of the 1.3 million children in state schools identified as having special needs who do not have the education, health and care plans (EHCPs) currently required for individualised support.