Facing frightened parents and squeezed schools, the education secretary has an almighty battle ahead to make special needs provision in schools work so that children don’t fall out of school, and then work, entirely, writes Sonia Sodha T his government is not known for taking on intractable challenges. Social care reform has been kicked into a second term via the appointment of Louise Casey to head a review that will not produce recommendations until 2028. There are no ideas to address the