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UNCOVERED: 7 - The Untold Story

Spiralling demand and shrinking budgets: why England’s Send system is buckling

No quick fix for a system that is failing children and parents and pushing councils into insolvency

The Guardian - UK

Warning of no early reform of special educational needs in England amid new inquiry

Chair of committee of MPs, Helen Hayes, says current Send ‘deep crisis’ is neither sustainable nor acceptable

The Guardian - UK

‘Early intervention is best’: how educational psychology is supporting Hillingdon schools to be more inclusive

Efforts to support children with special educational needs start early at the west London borough, and as youngsters move on, there are new facilities and trained teaching assistants at mainstream schools

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Lack of support for Send children is ‘timebomb’ for public services, MPs told

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said: ‘We desperately need to reform the system.’

Evening Standard

Schools in England to get extra £740m for pupils with special needs

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says extra funding for mainstream schools will help break down barriers

The Guardian - UK

The special educational needs crisis affects all our children

Letters: Dr Helen Care says we have to start looking at the wider picture and ask what schools are for, Helen Kinsey says it is a false economy not to be supporting the most vulnerable. Plus a letter from Andrew Seber

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Send crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report

Experts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action from government

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The Guardian view on Bridget Phillipson’s sound advice: schools should focus on belonging

Editorial: A shift in priorities that emphasises pupil wellbeing not just exam results could improve attendance

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Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

Evening Standard

Live: Rachel Reeves delivers tax-raising Budget

In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first delivered by a woman – Ms Reeves promised to ‘invest, invest, invest’.

The Independent UK

Labour can find money for the great god of infrastructure – but what about actual people?

A new report lays bare the scandal of special needs provision, a crisis that sums up just how expensive austerity ends up being, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Parents trapped in special needs tribunal backlog as disputes surge by 50%

Waits of more than a year for hearings into councils’ failure to meet growing needs of Send children

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Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

The Independent UK

One in four English councils ‘may seek bankruptcy bailout in next two years’

Survey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next year

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Special needs funding claims in English schools ‘increasingly being refused’

Financial pressures mean many councils are reluctant to issue top-up funding from high-needs budgets, say experts

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‘Incredibly disheartening’ decline in special needs pupil attainment in England

Pupils with Send slipping further behind peers in reading, writing and maths despite teaching and legislation gains

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The brutal battle to get help for children with special educational needs

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the difficulties parents face in getting their children the services to which they are legally entitled

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In this new austerity moment, a fight is on: for the rights of children with special educational needs

Cuts ruin lives and raise costs. This scandal is already playing out in the system, and it should be a warning to Labour, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Special educational needs system in England in ‘utter disarray’, says ombudsman

Exclusive: Young people and their families lack support, while social workers are overwhelmed, according to Amerdeep Somal

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£5bn debt crisis of special educational needs ‘could bankrupt’ English councils

Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leaders

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Record 576,000 pupils have special needs support plan in England

New DfE figures reveal big jump in children requiring support, putting pressure on schools and councils

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‘He is thriving now; a different child’: the battle to educate neurodivergent pupils

Parents of children with additional needs in England endure endless bureaucracy, but help is out there – and it is worth the fight

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UK’s black children ‘face cultural barriers’ in accessing help for autism and ADHD

Campaigner Marsha Martin says ‘there is a lot of stigma within black community’ that prevents issues from being discussed

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‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts

Proposals on services ranging from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries have left many worried for the future

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From social care to homelessness, what are the cost pressures facing English councils?

A decade of cuts has reduced local authorities’ ability to deal with key long-term issues, from child protection to an ageing society

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