Starmer sets out reforms to address failing special needs education

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, alongside Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, chairing a roundtable in Downing Street, London, as part of the Government’s announcement on reforms to the Send system (Toby Shepheard/PA) - (PA Wire)

The current system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) “does not work”, Sir Keir Starmer said, as he set out a £4 billion reform package.

Mainstream schools in England will receive direct funding to support Send children as part of a plan to make the system more inclusive.