Thirty-two areas of England are set to trial long-awaited reforms for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the government has announced and ministers say seven new special free schools will soon be built, creating over a thousand places for children with SEND to receive “high-quality specialised learning”. The expansion of SEND provisions comes with 17% of pupils now being considered as having special educational needs, according to minister for children Claire Coutinho.
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