The number of pupils in England issued with a special needs support plan has more than doubled in the last eight years to 180 a day, driving up deficits in local authority budgets to “unmanageable levels”, according to analysis.
A record half a million pupils have an education, health and care plan (EHCP), a legal document setting out a child or young person’s special educational needs, the support they need, and the outcomes they would like to achieve.
