One in three students needs educational support. This was the main headline at the start of the school year. A striking statement that highlights one of the greatest challenges facing Catalan schools, but one that must also be broken down in order to address them. What exactly does it mean that a student needs educational support?

"Everyone tells us the same thing: they need more resources to serve their students." This is one of the key ideas that the Regional Minister of Education, Esther Niubó, put forward when announcing the details of the new school year, which will begin on Monday, September 8. The main reason is the one they have been warning teachers and families about for some time: the dramatic increase in classroom complexity. This complexity means that this school year, there will be an additional 9,000 students with specific educational support needs (SESE). That is, students who, whether due to learning disabilities, lack of language proficiency, or their socioeconomic status, require more individualized attention to achieve educational success and avoid academic failure.