Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71618

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to align (a) inspection, (b) funding and (c) placement-decision systems to reflect constraints faced by mainstream schools supporting pupils with complex needs.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, following the Autumn Budget 2024. This brings total high needs funding for children and young people with special educational needs and ...

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