Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002-3 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment

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Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002-3 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment

BalanceFormCreative/ShutterstockNearly half of people born in Wales in 2002-2003 were classed as having special educational needs (SEN), our new research has indicated, raising questions about the system used to diagnose a generation of Welsh children. Our report for the Nuffield Foundation found that 48% of this group, who are now aged 20 to 22, were identified as having SEN at some point before they turned 17. In some cases, this may have neg…