Christopher Pincher supports NAS campaign to improve special educational needs system for children with autism
Christopher Pincher, MP for Tamworth attended the parliamentary launch of The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Great Expectations campaign on special educational needs (SEN), which aims to inform and influence the Government’s proposed overhaul of the SEN system.
The launch, held in Parliament on 27th June, was hosted by MP Steve Brine (Cons. Winchester & Chandler’s Ford). Jane Asher, President of the NAS, spoke at the event about the challenges faced by parents of children with autism in getting even basic educational support. Members of Parliament and Lords were in attendance along with children with autism, parents, carers and principals and other professionals from NAS autism-specific schools.