SEN Support Funding Crisis

Insufficient funding within special educational needs (SEN) has been a consistent theme for many years. Schools are forced to dip into their own funds to assist children with SEN.

Parents apply for Education, Health and Care needs assessments and plans but are often refused as can be seen from the first-hand accounts in this article. This leads to schools having to spend monies from their own limited funds to attempt to assist the child, but it can only go so far. The child's educational progress then suffers considerably as a result.

We can also see from the accounts in this article, that if a child is denied an EHC needs assessment or plan, the school placements they are able to access are limited. The result is children being placed in settings where their progression stalls and their potential is not realised.