Funding increases for pupils with special educational needs insufficient – IFS

Nearly two in five parents have been forced to educate their disabled child at home because of a lack of suitable provision or funding (PA) - (PA Wire)

Increased funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England has not been sufficient to cover rising levels of need, a group of economic experts has said.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said local authorities’ high-needs deficits could reach more than £8 billion by 2027, and there could be “widespread bankruptcies” without reform to the Send funding system.