A new multi-million pound school has opened to ease pressure on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) spaces in Medway.
Parents have told the BBC the difference in their children’s happiness has been like “night and day” since they started attending Rivermead at Stoke school in September.
However, school leaders said more places must be created in the midst of what they call a “national crisis” for SEND.
The Department for Education (DfE) said it was determined to “deliver a better system that supports children and families at every stage”.