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STATEMENT ON SEND REFORMS - Wednesday 25th February 2026 Each family has a different story to tell - but everyone who has navigated the SEND system in recent years knows that it is broken. This week, the government published its proposals to reform this broken system. I wanted to say something about the reforms because SEND has been a top priority for me as MP and I know how much it matters to many families in Selby and Kippax. I’m aware that for lots of local families the idea of change will...

Selby MP Keir Mather has broken ground on the new Selby SEND School located in Osgodby, North Yorkshire. South View Academy will offer specialist teaching for 100 children, aged 3-19 with special education needs (SEND). The school will be run by the Wellspring Academy Trust, which currently runs 33 schools across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Funding for the school was initially promised in 2019 but, under the previous Conservative Government, faced years of delays. Since being elected as...