The Story of Different Minds  ·  The Education Act 1981

Statements of SEN

How formal statements became part of the path to support.

Support became paperwork with legal force.

Simple version

Statements of SEN were a way to formalise a child's needs and provision before EHCPs existed.

Why it matters

They gave families a legal route, but also created bureaucracy and disputes.

Awareverse lens

Awareverse helps people navigate the gap between paper support and real support.

Question to ask

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?

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