How formal statements became part of the path to support.
Support became paperwork with legal force.
Statements of SEN were a way to formalise a child's needs and provision before EHCPs existed.
They gave families a legal route, but also created bureaucracy and disputes.
Awareverse helps people navigate the gap between paper support and real support.
When looking at statements of sen, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?