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 appealsThe government is to invest £3bn in creating bespoke places within local state schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a crucial part of...
<p>Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals</p><p>The government is to invest £3bn in creating bespoke places within local state schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a crucial part of its efforts to grapple with England’s rising numbers of children facing social and mental health problems.</p><p>The plan announced by Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, to create up to 60,000 places within mainstream schools, will be partly funded by the suspension of a group of planned free schools, saving an estimated £600m in the coming years. The remaining £2.4bn will come from departmental spending outlined in November’s budget.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/11/labour-funding-children-send-local-school-spaces">Continue reading...</a>
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