The £6bn black hole that could change children's lives
#SEND #UK Parliament #Special Education #Budget Deficit #Educational Reform #Local Government #Funding Crisis
📌 Key Takeaways
- The UK SEND system is facing a catastrophic £6 billion funding shortfall.
- The Prime Minister's weakened political position may hinder legislative reform.
- Local authorities are struggling to meet legal obligations for children with disabilities.
- Systemic failures are creating a 'postcode lottery' for specialized educational support.
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🏷️ Themes
Education, Politics, Public Finance
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. Since 1999, varying degrees of powers have been devolved to the national parliamen...
Special education
Educating students with special needs
Special education (special ed. or SPED), also known as specialized education, special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, or special day class (SDC), is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, dis...
Send (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
To send something is to convey it volitionally.
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📄 Original Source Content
With a prime minister under extreme fire and unable to command a majority in the Commons on matters of personal authority, is politics too self-absorbed to fix a problem as broken as the system for special educational needs provision?