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Special needs support must be improved

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Children with special educational needs and their families should receive greater support, according to an independent inquiry.

The report says the system in England needs to be more transparent, because parents find it difficult to understand how it works. A national helpline is to be set up to offer advice to parents.

Alison Holt reports.

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