The Hash The UK Has Made Of Edukashun - Can We Be Surprised?

The number of children identified with learning difficulties in England is five times the European average because schools too often classify under-performing pupils as having special educational needs, it was claimed last night.A fifth of pupils, or 1.6million, have been identified as having special educational needs (SEN).They represent 19.8 per cent of the school population, compared with an EU average of 4 per cent, according to an analysis of European Commission figures from 29 countries.The statistics are revealed in a book from the ARK Schools chain of academies and the CentreForum think-tank which claims youngsters are being routinely over-classified as having SEN.
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