Around 450,000 children are being failed by the UK education system because they have a special educational need and disability (SEND) that is effectively unrecognized by most schools and local education authorities, an author has warned. Around 450,000 children are being failed by the UK education system because they have a special educational need and disability (SEND) that is effectively unrecognized by most schools and local education authorities, an author has warned. Education Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories