The Department of Education has announced that councils are set to receive an additional £50 million of funding to create additional school places and state-of-the-art facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
This follows the £215 million fund announced in March 2017 to ensure children with SEND have access to a good school place. It is anticipated that the funding could go on to help create “around 740 more special school places” and provide new equipment including playgrounds and sensory rooms.
Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi said: “This funding will help to create thousands more school places across the country, with a clear focus on transforming the experience of education for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)”.
To see how Haringey is expanding special school places for children please refer to our ‘Local Offer’ website (external link) and read the special school expansion place planning report under the ‘SEN news’ section.