*(UK) Coventry: 57% increase in SPED students across UK

Nov 27, 2017, (UK) Coventry Telegraph: Why this mum has decided to home-educate her autistic daughter –Eleven-year-old Emily says she found school confusing and overwhelming and would become angry and lash out http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/family-kids-news/special-educational-needs-news-13959673 A mum has revealed why she is one of a growing number of parents home-educating a child with special needs. For the past year, 11-year-old Emily, who has autism and ADHD and is on meds to manage anxiety, has been educated at home, with extra activities arranged by mum Lorna Lynch. … "I couldn't cope with her going to school and then coming back with her so stressed out, so angry at me," said Lorna. Lorna is currently appealing against a decision to refuse Emily an Education and Health Care Plan which is the official recognition of special needs. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 106 councils were able to provide information stretching back five years. It revealed a 57% increase in children with a statement, or equivalent, being educated at home. There has also been a rise in the number of children with recognised needs, but without a school place. Almost 1,000 children with this highest level of special needs are waiting for a place.