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Government unveils long-awaited reforms for supporting children with Send

Thousands more specialist school places will be provided and staff training will be expanded to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) can get the help that they need earlier. The Department for Education (DfE) has ...

02 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Government must reform system for children with educational needs, say councils

The Government must urgently reform a failing system of support for children with special educational needs as spiralling costs have not led to better outcomes for pupils, councils have warned. Authorities said they are facing a financial “cliff ...

25 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Most schools have Send pupils in mainstream classes amid capacity issues – poll

Around four in five school leaders have pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in mainstream classes because of a lack of specialist places available, a survey suggests. The majority (94%) of school leaders in mainstream ...

02 May 2025 at 12:31

Gap of 8,000 secondary school places in special schools last year – figures

Around 8,000 more secondary school pupils were on roll in special schools in England than the reported capacity last year, Government figures suggest. Around two in three special schools were “at or over capacity” in the last academic year, ...

27 Mar 2025 at 16:34

Send spending could outstrip spending by Ministry of Justice by 2029 – IFS

Spending on special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could outstrip day-to-day spending by the Ministry of Justice by 2029 without significant reform, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. Researchers have forecast that ...

03 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Government should introduce new statutory category of Send support – report

The Government should introduce a new statutory category of support delivered in schools for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a report has said. A Send taskforce set up by the Institute for Public ...

23 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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