Mainstream schools to receive extra funding for SEND pupils as part of £4bn package

Education secretary: ‘no one will be losing support’ with SEND changes

We spoke to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and began by asking her whether the billions announced today for SEND will be enough.

The key changes to special needs education in England at a glance

The government set out as part of a raft of reforms to the SEND system in England to make it more inclusive, backed by £4 billion funding, in the Schools White Paper, published on Monday

Phillipson vows inclusion for Send children amid concerns over support reforms

The current system ‘does not work’, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. Children with the most complex needs will keep their support plans under sweeping schools reforms, the Education Secretary has vowed amid concerns about some young people losing access to the help they need. Bridget Phillipson pledged the Government will “take away that fight that so many parents” often face in accessing legally-guaranteed support for children with spe…

‘Barely a drop!’ Teaching union slams Labour’s special educational needs funding plan

A teaching union has branded Labour’s special educational needs funding as “barely a drop in the bucket” ahead of a major overhaul of the system.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is set to unveil sweeping reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision on Monday.An additional £1.6billion will be channelled into an “Inclusive Mainstream Fund” to support projects helping Send pupils in schools.A further £1.8billion over…

Ministers say billions in SEND funding will make schools more inclusive

The government is setting out big changes to how children with special educational needs get support.

Reformation Plans to Address Britain's Special Education Crisis

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