Sarah Caden: It’s inclusion for some, not all, as cohort of students with special educational needs are left behind

There was great fanfare at the recent announcement that, come September this year, there will be 399 new ­special classes in mainstream schools for children with special ­education needs (SEN). Finally, a step in the right direction for parents of children with SEN, of whom I am one. So I was undoubtedly delighted, but also, slightly sceptical.

I wanted to dig into exactly what this would offer and where these classes would open..