Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs
Friday 13th March 2026
Education secretary claims lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit
Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who said their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.
Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move the system away from the very adversarial system that we have, where parents have had to fight so hard for support”.
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