Labour has offered little about how it might fix the 鈥渇undamentally broken鈥� SEND system, although it did promise not to 鈥渞ip everything up鈥� if elected. The party previously pledged to 鈥渋mprove inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools鈥�, echoing the Tories鈥� plans, But it has said little on solving the many challenges in the SEND system, including how it would deal with the estimated 拢2.4 billion high-needs deficits faced by councils. Bridget Phillipson When challenged this week, Bridget Phillipson admitted the current system 鈥渋s fundamentally broken鈥� and 鈥渋ncreasingly adversarial鈥�. The shadow education secretary said she wished the government was 鈥減rogressing a bit quicker鈥� on its SEND forms Labour would take some changes forward it it were clear that they were working and were 鈥渘ot about ripping everything up. If something is effective and it鈥檚 working, we will be led by the best evidence on it.鈥� Key policies from the government鈥檚 SEND reforms, signed off in March, are being piloted in certain areas, but may not be rolled out until 2026. No new legislation will be enacted in this parliament. Phillipson told the Labour conference: 鈥淚t will take a lot to fix but it is my determination that we make sure we have a system that supports all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities who at the moment frequently don鈥檛 have a voice at all.鈥�