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Evening Standard
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Eleanor Busby

Pupils with special needs ‘have to travel further to school for suitable place’

Children with special educational needs are having to travel long distances to school due to a lack of suitable provision near home, councils have suggested.

Budgets for home to school transport are under “considerable pressure” as many special schools are full, which is forcing pupils to travel further, according to a Local Government Association (LGA) report.

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