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Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms

Survey by disability charity finds 45% of parents of children with complex needs ‘worried support will be taken away’

The Guardian - UK

‘I had to give up my job to care for my blind child - I have no confidence in SEND reforms’

A mother of a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) said trying to get support for her son was ‘horrific’

The Independent UK

The lack of support Send parents receive laid bare ahead of new government reforms

The poll of 1,000 Send parents highlighted the profound impact on families

The Independent UK

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‘Crunch time’ on rising costs of Send provision in England, says thinktank

IFS says system failing to deliver for those who need it and ministers face stark choices with white paper imminent

The Guardian - UK

£200 million to be spent on teacher Send training in bid to create a ‘truly inclusive education system’

There will also be a new expectation for all staff in every school, college and nursery to receive training on Send

The Independent UK

New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children

Backed by actor Sally Phillips and MPs across parties, group raises concerns about overhaul of provision in England

The Guardian - UK

Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals

The Guardian - UK

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£3bn announced to create ‘tens of thousands’ of school places for Send pupils

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will make sure local schools are the right schools for children and young people with Send.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the Send crisis: Bridget Phillipson must be tough with the Treasury so children aren’t penalised

Editorial: Tory special needs reforms upended council finances, but Labour’s plan to rebuild public provision won’t come cheap if it’s done properly

The Guardian - UK

Ministers face calls to explain how £6bn Send funding hole will be paid for

Bridget Phillipson tells MPs that Send costs in England will not fall on core schools funding but on government budget

The Guardian - UK

Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department

Councils welcome move but OBR says it is significant fiscal risk equivalent to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil

The Guardian - UK

Motherland star’s urgent plea about ‘devastating’ impact of Sats on Send children

Anna Maxwell Martin among campaigners to say primary Sats impact Send children

The Independent UK

Sats ‘devastating’ for Send pupils, Motherland star and parent campaigners say

Anna Maxwell Martin and 22 parent organisations and campaigners were delivering an open letter to the Education Secretary.

Evening Standard

Sight of children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’, Richard Tice says

He said there is a crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system, saying neurodiverse conditions are overdiagnosed.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’

Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress

The Guardian - UK

Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand

Councils say 59 authorities could go bankrupt by March 2028 without urgent structural reform

The Guardian - UK

Some schools in England taking up to six times more special needs pupils than others

Findings come as government prepares white paper to urgently overhaul provision and funding

Evening Standard

Helen Mirren ‘unbelievably excited’ to help launch RSC’s Shakespeare curriculum

The curriculum is a teaching and learning platform that is free for all state and Send schools.

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Evening Standard

Education spending plans will struggle to narrow gaps in outcomes – report

The Institute for Government has warned the Government’s budget falls short of matching its ambitions for schools.

The Guardian - UK

Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England

National Audit Office finds £415m overspend as more children travel farther to schools that meet their needs

The Independent UK

Councils spend £415m more than budgeted on home to school transport – watchdog

The NAO spoke to 10 councils that had withdrawn or restricted free or subsidised transport for some young people

The Independent UK

Government should introduce new statutory category of Send support – report

A Send taskforce set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research has recommended creating a new system of additional learning support.

The Guardian - UK

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026

Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes

Evening Standard

Chancellor urged to fix ‘broken system’ as council bailouts ‘normalised’

Overall, 42 councils have accessed more than £5 billion through exceptional support since its introduction in 2020/21.

The Independent UK

Children with Send from poorer homes facing ‘double disadvantage’

The Sutton Trust has said getting the right support for special educational needs and disabilities should not depend on a family’s ability to pay.

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