Department for Education written question – answered am ar 4 Awst 2026.
Baroness Barran
Ceidwadwyr
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Education), The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The department has published the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ Schools white paper, alongside a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consultation, which set out our plans for reform, including those relating to funding. We have also published additional information on SEND Reform for those leading and working in mainstream schools, and a summary of what the SEND reforms mean for specialist provision, including special schools, which are available on GOV.UK.
In taking forward these plans, our aim is both to establish a fair mainstream school funding system that directs funding to where it is needed, enabling improved support for children with SEND, and to create a fair, transparent system that gives specialist schools stable, predictable funding to deliver high-quality education and integrated support for children with the most complex needs. We will consult on proposals for specific funding changes as these plans are further developed.
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