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Which trusts are facing the biggest funding difficulties? New Tes analysis looking at trusts with persistent financial struggles shows that those with high numbers of pupils with SEND and on FSM have much bigger deficits. @jabedahmed.bsky.social has the full story
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Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils
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This is such an important article. For years, school leaders have been saying they’ve had to offset funding gaps in health & care provision for SEND pupils from the school budget.
For years, it’s been clear this is unsustainable.
What’s the incentive to be inclusive if it risks financial disaster?
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As a disabled kid of the 90s, I’ll always be pro-inclusion and put the duty on society to make mainstream education more accessible. But specialist schools are absolutely essential for some kids and must be protected too - as @johnharris1969.bsky.social sets out. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In England, the scale of change required under the SEND reforms is huge.
Without a truly needs-led approach, it won’t work.
Govt also needs to recognise the scale of long-term investment required to give any proposed changes the best chance to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The number of pupils with an education health and care plan has reached another record high, with more than 500,000 children now receiving statutory support for special educational needs in school
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/more-than-500k-pupils-in-schools-with-ehcps/
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Schools frequently say that higher levels of SEND and FSM cause bigger financial pressures - a new analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social provides evidence for that: deficits in financially struggling trusts are almost 75 per cent bigger in those serving those cohorts
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils
