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Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul

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Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul
‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir Starmer
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‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir Starmer

  • Children with special educational needs have been let down again and again. That ends right now

Ministers will unveil a “generational” overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging £4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.

The reforms are expected to be a key policy moment for Keir Starmer and for the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson – who delayed the changes last autumn after a ferocious backlash from MPs and parents.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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