SEND in England is being restructured by government — and the schools, families and practitioners doing the work are still running it on paper, PDFs and goodwill.
Every one of those numbers lands on the same desks: a SENCO with a teaching load, a family without a map, a local authority team processing requests it cannot keep pace with. The bottleneck isn't commitment — it's administration.
Children and Families Act — EHCPs replace statements; demand rises every year since.
SEND & AP Improvement Plan — national standards, digital-first EHCPs, and a commitment to consistency across all 152 local authorities.
White Paper reforms — Individual Support Plans for every child with SEND across Tiers 1–3, not just EHCP holders. The record-keeping burden multiplies.
Digital mandates follow funding. Schools that already run structured, evidenced SEND records will simply carry on. Everyone else migrates in a hurry.
SendConnect360 already authors and tracks ISPs across Tiers 1–3 — the exact structure the 2026 White Paper introduces. Founding schools aren't betting on our roadmap; they're adopting the process the reforms require, early and at a locked-in rate.